“Oh, Hi-I’ve Been Expecting You”

“Oh Hi, I’ve Been Expecting You”

This morning, as I sat at my desk, I imagined something that most believers in the comfortable West never think about. The door creaks open. A man walks in. His hand is shaking, but the gun he’s holding is steady enough. His eyes are cold. His words are short.

He’s here to kill me for my faith.

And I look up at him, smile gently, and say, “Oh hi — I’ve been expecting you.”

That isn’t bravado. That isn’t sarcasm. That’s the calm of someone who long ago signed his own death warrant when he picked up his cross.

I don’t mean I’ve been waiting for him, specifically. I’ve been waiting for this moment — the moment when my loyalty to Jesus costs me everything. Because the Bible told me it could happen:

“You will be hated by everyone because of Me…” (Matthew 10:22)

“All who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution…” (2 Timothy 3:12)

It’s not paranoia. It’s preparation. I wouldn’t be thinking about saving myself or arguing my case. My prayer would be simple: “Father, forgive him. He doesn’t know what he’s doing.” (Luke 23:34)And then I’d say to the man in front of me what I wish someone had once said to Saul of Tarsus before he became Paul:

“Friend, you’re here to end my life, but the One I follow already laid His life down for you. You’re not my enemy. You’re the reason He sent me.”

That’s the power of the Gospel. It makes you fearless. Not reckless. Not foolish. Fearless. Because if you’ve already died to yourself, what can anyone take from you? My reputation? Gone. My job? Temporary. My life? Hidden with Christ.

“For you died, and your life is now hidden with Messiah in God.” (Colossians 3:3)

This isn’t a movie. It’s not about being a hero. It’s about being faithful. It’s about living so surrendered to the Lord that when the moment of testing comes, you can look a weapon in the face and still have compassion for the person holding it.

If this post makes you uncomfortable, that’s the point. We’ve been taught that faith is about staying safe, being liked, and getting blessed. But the true call of Christ is to lay down our lives — and if necessary, our blood — for Him.

When that man walks into the room, the time for “churchianity” is over. Only real faith will stand. Only those who have already died will be ready to live forever.

So when that day comes — if it comes — may our response be steady, our eyes clear, and our words full of grace:

“Oh hi. I’ve been expecting you.”