Locking Open Doors
How often have we said the words, “I'll not do that again
I'll not repeat this thing I've done go back to that old sin”
When hardly time had moved at all and sure as sure can be
We found ourselves back on our knees requesting God's mercy
How often have we locked that door to keep the devil out
And said within our heart of hearts that demon's not about
To make us fall that way again and foil our chosen path
When sure as we can draw our breath we feel that demon's wrath
And buckle to temptation falling right back into sin
No stronger than those promises of sand in other men
Who care not for salvation or the plan God has for them
To make them testimonies of that grace and love from Him
Who understands the plight we're in that sees within our heart
Who takes note of the problem wherein we must have a part
And shows us if we'll take the time to listen carefully
Just why it is we fall back where He's gained the victory
You see it's really simple when you think of it at all
The reason we so easily can teeter trip and fall
For locking doors still open don't perform the way they could
Like those we close before we lock the way we know we should
By stopping at that moment when we know we've gone astray
And once we've asked our Saviour by His grace to wipe away
Our sin we take that time with Him to close that open door
By sitting close and honoring His grace with so much more
Of our time heart and focus with His Spirit's voice and Word
Absorbing all the precious truths He's wanting to be heard
That give to us encouragement to lock that door once closed
That no more will allow our soul by sin to be disposed
To repeat where we've been before as from there we will go
Onto another platform where in deeper thoughts we'll know
A oneness with our Maker our Provider Lord and King
Who's promised as we walk with Him He'll give us everything
He gave us back on Calvary that's our to cherish now
That's flooding all the pages of that Book that tells us how
To lock those doors we've shut behind to open one anew
The one where Jesus rights our wrong the Way he wants to do
John 5:39; James 4:5-10; Revelation 3:14-22
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