If Jesus came to your church, what would you do?

I asked a question this week to our congregation: "What if Jesus came to our church for the next 52 weeks to worship in body with us? What would you do? How would we act?"

My hypothetical answer was:

1. We would probably worship with more fervor, which means no falling asleep, no dozing off, etc. We certainly wouldn't want to be caught falling asleep when Christ is in the house!

2. We would probably sit closer to the front of the church if that is where He sat. We would want to be noted that we wanted to be close to Him.

3. Being that He knows all things we would probably give a full tithe and perhaps a little offering to missions?

4. We might want to tell someone we are sorry for avoiding them since Jesus is all about forgiveness. I mean, who could walk from the church building with hatred brewing for one of God's creatures when we know He forgave us of our awful rebellion?

5. Perhaps we would volunteer for nursery duty?

So, I asked these questions and followed with a fact: Jesus is ALWAYS here with us! So, we might as well quit playing this game and realize that He deserves our best worship, our best offering, our best service, our love for His people...

Is Christ in your church? If so, give Him your best...don't wait until He physically shows up because He is there already...enjoy the poem below:

If Jesus came to your house to spend a day or two -

If He came unexpectedly, I wonder what you'd do.
Oh, I know you'd give your nicest room to such an honored Guest,
And all the food you'd serve to Him would be the very best,
And you would keep assuring Him you're glad to have him there -
That serving Him in your own home is joy beyond compare.

But when you saw Him coming, would you meet Him at the door
With arms outstretched in welcome to your heavenly Visitor?
Or would you have to change your clothes before you let Him in?
Or hide some magazines and put the Bible where they'd been?
Would you turn off the radio and hope He hadn't heard?
And wish you hadn't uttered that last, loud, hasty word?

Would you hide your worldly music and put some hymn books out?
Could you let Jesus walk right in, or would you rush about?
And I wonder - if the Savior spent a day or two with you,
Would you go right on doing the things you always do?
Would you go right on saying the things you always say?
Would life for you continue as it does from day to day?

Would your family conversation keep up it's usual pace?
And would you find it hard each meal to say a table grace?
Would you sing the songs you always sing, and read the books you read,
And let Him know the things on which your mind and spirit feed?
Would you take Jesus with you everywhere you'd planned to go?
Or would you, maybe, change your plans for just a day or so?

Would you be glad to have Him meet your very closest friends?
Or would you hope they'd stay away until His visit ends?
Would you be glad to have Him stay forever on and on?
Or would you sigh with great relief when He at last was gone?
It might be interesting to know the things that you would do
If Jesus Christ in person came to spend some time with you.

Lois Blanchard Eades