(By Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke-Official FB Page)
“This is how my parable begins.
Let me call him, John.
John had a double story house, five plus five rooms.
One day, there was a gentle knock on the front door.
When John opened it was the Lord Jesus.
‘Please come in,’ John pleaded,
‘I will give You the best room in my house – it is upstairs.’
Well, Jesus is a gentleman, and said, ‘Thank you’.
The next morning someone hammered against the front door.
When John opened it, who was there?
The devil.
‘No,’ shouted John, ‘I don’t want you here.’
But the devil said, ‘I’m already in” – and a big fight started.
Satan poured filthy temptation on him, it was horrible.
By the evening,
John somehow got the victory, and threw the devil out.
Then he said, ‘Wait a minute.’
I gave Jesus the best room in the house, why didn’t He come to my rescue?’
Jesus said to John, ‘Look, you gave Me one of the ten rooms…’
John was on his knees and said, ‘I can see my mistake.
Sorry, Lord. Let’s make it 50/50.’
Jesus is a gentleman, and accepted.
The next day was a repeat of the day before.
Somehow, the devil got in and out,
And John was totally exhausted.
‘Why didn’t Jesus come to my rescue today?
I need to go and ask.’
The Lord said, ‘My son, why don’t you give Me all 10 rooms
And then, instead of Me staying with you,
You stay with Me?’
John broke down.
He pulled the key to the front-door from his pocket and handed it to Jesus.
Now, he had given it all.
The next morning, it was still dark, when someone was knocking at the front door,
So hard that the whole building shook.
John jumped, frightened, and shaken, out of bed, crying.
‘Oh, it’s the devil again.’
When suddenly he heard footsteps – but this time they were from inside the house.
Jesus was marching in Majesty and Power towards the front door.
He had the key.
It now was His duty to answer the door.
John was wondering what would happen,
And stood right behind Jesus, when the Lord opened the door wide.
Who was it?
The devil, of course.
But, when the devil saw Jesus standing in the door,
He bowed low, very low, indeed,
And said, ‘Sorry, Sir, I knocked on the wrong door!’
Some have given 9 rooms to Jesus, and on the door of room number 10,
They have written,
‘Strictly Private.’
It is there, where they have their secret sins,
And live their double life.
But, Jesus cannot be cheated.
C’mon.
Let’s sing it together from the bottom of our hearts,
‘Unto Jesus I surrender, unto Him I freely give….
I surrender ALL, unto thee my God and Savior,
I surrender all.’
This is my foolproof recipe for…
Victory in the New Year 2015!
Does it speak to you?
God bless you.
REINHARD BONNKE.
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