A few months ago, my husband and I discovered that we had a slow leak in one of our pipes. Thankfully, we were still under our new home warranty, so we called our contractor and asked if he could send someone out to repair it. We were expecting him to send the plumber, but because of the urgency of the situation, we got a message from the contractor the next morning saying he would be coming out to take a look himself.

In one way this was great news (because we were starting to get nervous about potential water damage!) — however, knowing the contractor would be at the house in only a matter of hours, we started scrambling to clean the place up! 😱😬

It’s one thing when you think it’s just a random plumber coming (who could probably care less about the state of your house 😂)…but since it was the contractor himself, out of respect we wanted to make sure we were showcasing his team’s handiwork in the best light possible.

The Bible tells us that one day, we will have an ultimate day of visitation with our Creator as well, the Almighty craftsman whose handiwork we are. I thought about how we should all be doing our best to prepare for His visit —much more than we were for our builder’s!

But just like brand new houses are not perfect, neither are people…

No matter how “presentable” we try to make ourselves, we all have our “leaky pipes” too…and we need to call for help! God offers a warranty that doesn’t expire – if we are baptized and living for Him, our leaky pipes will always be covered.

But He can’t fix them unless you let Him in… Just like our builder asked before he came over today, “Are you going to be there to let me in?” JESUS is saying the same thing!

“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.” (Revelation 3:20)

He can’t fix it until we let Him in. ❤️

Until next time…

-PWAP