Closets have undergone transformations in recent years. From tiny to medium, to mega-sized, to walk-ins, they’ve really expanded as per people’s tastes and needs. Closets have been the talk of the town in recent decades. No longer just for clothing, they store and hold a variety of things such as bikes, gear, foods (pantries), mini offices, and more.
In New York, teachers were sometimes placed in rooms the size of closets; particularly, those heading specialty programs like ESL and Bilingual Ed. As we know, closets can quickly become overcrowded. Which reminds me of the scene of The Marx Brothers in A Night At The Opera aboard the ship where while they’re waiting for all the food to arrive (with a ton of “And two-hardboiled eggs”), the plumber, the maid, the maintenance man, etc. all show up one after the other. Once food arrives, however, pandemonium sets in! When the door is opened, everyone rolls out!
Our son’s closet was like that! When checking out his room, everything seemed neatly organized as he’d stand in front of his closet hoping we didn’t open it! He’d just toss everything in and quickly shut the door! But once you’d open it…yikes! Our oldest daughter once made her young sister disappear right in her room! When asked where she was, she said her sister could practically sleep anywhere. She proceeded to open the closet door, pull out the bottom drawer of a dresser in there, and therein, lying very still, was her sister!
Yep, closets can be special. In recent years, skeletons in closets have been exposed, and while people can go into closets, some have actually “come out of closets.”
Well, with all this talk on closets, might as well see what God has to say about them! Check it out: “But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly” (Matthew 6:6).
In our prayer closets, away from distractions, alone in His presence, we commune with Him. We pour out our hearts to Him. As He indwells us, He wants our skeletons out in the open. He wants everything that we’ve hidden; everything that may bring us shame, confusion, hurt, loneliness, etc. brought out to Him. He calls us to walk out of our closets, not to a lifestyle that dishonors Him, but to one that brings Him glory. All we need do is step out in faith in Him and He’ll do the rest.
As you shut the door behind you in prayer and with confidence in God, He’ll answer you publicly. Meaning, your life will be a testimony to others of the transformation He’s wrought in you. “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you” (James 4:8). How does that look? God’s transforming power in your life will be like that movie scene: As others open the door to your life, all God’s blessings within you will pour out and your ship will continue to sail; with, or without two hard-boiled eggs!
God Bless!
Sam
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