NOBODY PUTS BABY IN A CORNER

I bet every one of you thought of the movie “Dirty Dancing” when you read the title; nobody puts baby in a corner. Of course, you would be correct since that is a VERY famous quote/line from that movie. But, I am not going to be talking about the film today. Instead, I am going to be talking about a post that I read from John Piper that got me thinking. In his post, he proposed this scenario. Let’s say a very famous person called you! They wanted to come and visit you! They asked if they could come to your house!!! Oh my, can you imagine how excited you would be? How many people would you call and tell about this excellent news? How much preparation (cooking, cleaning, putting on your best outfit) would you do before their arrival? Once this person arrived at your house how would you act? Would you ignore them and watch television? Would you talk to everyone else in the room but them? Would you forget to thank them for coming?

What if, after this famous person left your house, you got a call from a reporter who had heard that you had this renowned visitor. The reporter would want to know how the person was, what you talked about, would they be coming back to your house. How would you know since you acted like they didn’t exist the entire time that they were there?

We may say, “nobody puts baby in a corner” but is that what we do with the Lord? Do we invite Him into our home and then sit Him on a shelf? Do we talk to the Lord? Do we read His word and apply it to our lives? Do we remember to thank Him for everything we have? Or, do we take it all for granted and assume that He will keep coming back into our homes?

I want to make sure that all of you understand that I am not talking to you. My posts are for me because I am a work in progress. I need help in my walk with the Lord, and I am guilty of putting Him on a shelf. Do I act like He doesn’t exist? Will He continue to come into my home?

Romans 8:26