There is nothing concealed that will not be
disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. Luke 8:17, Luke 12:2, Mark
4:22, Matthew 10:26
“Just that room!” she exclaimed. “You can go in any of the other rooms; just
don’t go in that room. It’s a mess!”
Our hostess was more than gracious, and their home was lovely. We were being
treated royally, and enjoying every minute of our brief stay with them. She
asked if I would like a tour of the house; I said, “Sure!”
When we got to the room with the door shut, she cracked it and laughed. I peeked
in, and quickly glimpsed all the stuff thrown in there to get it out of the way.
She rolled her eyes and explained, “That’s why I said ‘Don’t go in that room’!”
That room happened to also be where the computer lived, and wouldn’t you know
it, all of us eventually trooped in there to get email, and print out boarding
passes, before the evening ended. So what was closed off, so no one could see,
was seen by everyone.
Later I was thinking about how easy it is for me to partition things off, to
separate my life into compartments. I’ve had areas in my life, or in my heart,
that I’ve closed the door on. A room full of junk, things that I didn’t want to
take care of, put away, sort out, get rid of. A little ugly black bag of
unforgiveness, a small pile of resentments, etc etc. You get the idea.
Hopefully, prayerfully, I’ve dealt with the stuff that I thought no one could
see. And too, hopefully, prayerfully if things begin to accumulate in a similar
way, may I give those things up as well.
God is patient to houseclean, sure to forgive, and merciful to restore, even
“that room”.
That is good news.
Sally I. Kennedy is a songwriter and author of “Irish Thursdays: More Little
Parables”, "Words from the Heart”, and “52 Little Parables from Ireland" . She
lives in south Florida, with her husband Ben. Please visit her website at
http://www.sallyikennedy.com Sally’s
Email: sallyikennedy@bellsouth.net
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