Two Doors Into The Love 

Imagine yourself walking up to two big doors one cool, crisp morning in October. The door on the left is finely crafted out of oak. It’s a rich, cobalt blue with pure silver handles and hinges. There’s a leaded crystal, mirrored window just high enough that you can only see the top of your head. The door on the right appears to be made of old barn wood, cracked and peeling. The hardware is rusted, including large, bent nails protruding next to the edges. There’s a clear window next to the top crosspiece with a fascinating red and white light glowing from within. You’re unsure which door to open to go inside and warm yourself, when suddenly a voice like a professional radio announcer says…

“Open the left door and come inside and warm yourself. Everything your heart desires will be yours. Many servants are waiting to bring you whatever you need to be comfortable and happy all the days of your life.”

You start to turn the knob, but another voice quietly whispers…

“Please, at least look inside the door on the right before you make your choice. There are no servants inside, but you’ll find someone who will walk with you and talk with you and listen to your problems day and night. He’ll ask you to work with him, but he’ll also bring you bread and wine, and you’ll never be hungry or thirsty again.”

OK…so your choices are to work or be served. Which would you choose?

What if I told you the door on the left opens into the love of self? This is a world where you’re more important than anyone else. Your needs will be attended to before anyone else’s. You will be a king…or queen. There will be none like you. Interested? Come on, be honest…it sounds tempting, right?

And what if I told you the door on the right opens into the love of God? This is a place where you’ll have to work if you want to eat. Sometimes you might have to work so hard you feel you can’t go on. But it’s also a place where you’ll find rest. The kind of rest that brings you life…eternal life, and that cannot be found anywhere else in the universe.

How do you decide which door to open and go inside? Think big picture. Or as a lot of people like to say nowadays, “think outside the box”. In this case, the box is your life here on planet Earth. The years you spend inside your aging, dying body are but vapor when compared to eternity. Yes, eternity is the big picture. Where do you want to be in the time known as Forever?

Choosing to walk into the love of God means choosing life…eternal life. And God loves you so much He gives you your own will. You get to choose. He knows you might not choose Him. But He also knows that if He didn’t give you the freedom to choose, it wouldn’t be true love. So what do you choose?

Like the whispering voice said, “please, at least look inside the door on the right”. It’s the right choice…if entering into the love of God and living forever sounds good to you. Don’t love your “self” so much that you miss out.

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