The Old Rusty Door

"I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in..."Revelation 3:20

The old rusty door led to the garden.
It hadn't  been opened for years.
No one would dare to go within,
For it struck their hearts with fear.

One day Someone knocked on the old door;
'Til it opened, it finally let go.
He knew the garden would need much care;
For His heart had told Him so.

He saw the soil, hard and rocky
There could no seed be sown.
Vines were withered and tangled;
No fruit bearing trees could be grown.

He tenderly worked the dry land first.
Then, He cleared the old withered vines.
Gently, He gave it living water;
Life was assured in His given time.

At last He saw as He well knew;
A place He would fondly call home.
The fruit trees had finally blossomed.
This haven was now His own

The garden grew to a whole new life
In a glory it never knew before,
For Jesus had taken the time to stop
And knock on the old rusty door.

Author ~ Joyce Andrews Bickel