A 4-year-old boy had gone outside to play. When he tried to come back in the house, he found the door had locked behind him. He tried other doors, but he was locked out, no matter where he went. He yelled loudly, but it was a big house and no one was close by. No one heard him. The longer he was locked out without anyone responding to his cries, you can guess, the more desperate he became. And even though he eventually got in, the awful feelings that went with being locked out left a deep impression.
Unfortunately, that locked-out feeling isn't unique to a child who can't get in. Many of us grownup children know that feeling all too well. Maybe you've felt locked out much of your life - excluded, abandoned, unheard, unnoticed. You've been hurting, but no one seems to respond.
Maybe you've found a lot of doors locked for you. But there is a door that stands not only unlocked to you, but wide open. Inside that door is love and acceptance and worth greater than you could have ever hoped for. At that door stands the very Creator who made you, wanting to welcome you into a personal relationship with Him. If you worry that perhaps someday you'll find that door locked, don't. Be assured that you'll always be welcome inside.
Jesus died to unlock the door to His love.
Don't go one more day without Him. :)
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