KNOCK ON THE DOOR

Revelation 3:20

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.

Revelation 3:20, NKJV

An unexpected knock at the door from a dear friend or family member is a welcome surprise. Few occasions are as precious as seeing a long-absent loved one who comes to visit. “Here I am!" they say as you open your door, and their presence fills you with joy. Jesus stands at our door, knocking.

We may think sometimes that He is far removed from us and our church bodies, but He is, by His own revelation, as close as the door to our homes and our church communities. He wants us to hear His knocking; He is that close. And Jesus longs for us to do more! He wants us to respond and open all our closed doors in our life.

Maybe you are afraid to open the door of your life to Jesus. After all, how does one welcome the Son of God, the Almighty, into their whole life? Or maybe just having Jesus inside your heart is as close as you want Him to be. But Jesus keeps knocking, eager for us to open our lives to Him. He wants to be as close as a beloved friend in our lives.

Do not worry about how to welcome Jesus in. Just open the door. He promises to take care of the rest. He will come in and celebrate with whoever opens the door, bringing joy and abundance so your life will be filled with even more than the greatest feasting, fun, and goodness of life you could imagine.

Jesus doesn't knock on the doors of our hearts and lives so He can have a superficial, distant, one-way relationship with us whereby we are constantly looking over His shoulder at all life's distractions. Jesus is inviting us into an intimate relationship with Him through faith. He died and rose again so we can have a personal, forever relationship with God. He wants to sup with us and us with Him!!!

Father, thank You for this day and for Your unfailing love that sustains us through it. Lord, let Your abundant blessings be our and family's portion today. Lord, what a gift of love and honor You bring by knocking at our door. Lord, come in and transform us by Your presence. Lord, thank You for speaking to us through Your ministry and words. Lord, keep us from discarding Your request to allow You to enter our hearts, bring peace to our minds, and change our lives forever. Lord, use us to be the light in a dark world today.

Father, we love You. Amen.