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Show JESUS WANTS TO COME IN "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and opens the door; I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me." (Revelation 3:20) This text is often misunderstood and we sometimes even sing a song that sends the message out wrong. When we sing "Somebody's Knocking At Your Door," we seem Jesus is to be knocking suggesting that at the door of the heart of the unsaved person and is waiting for that unsaved person to let Him in. And He is but not in this text. F or this text was written seven It is as one of the letters to the churches, the church of Laodicea. no doubt a message for those 1 already following church is Jesus. In other guilty of shutting Jesus Jesus wants to He is words, the missing out and get back into the church. from the fellowship of far too many who claim to be believers and followers of His. I remember back in the days of separate-but-equal a story about a man who complained that he could not get into a particular congregation because of the color of his skin. Nobody paid any the way it was. The story went on to say that the man complained to Jesus that he could attention to him because that not was get in. Jesus responded, "That's to get in for cYrying alrigh!J2> and they won't let year me in either." Are you guilty of shutting Jesus out? Where is He in your life and spiritual 2 flr»-br !;t;::., to walk? Do you let Him in to guide and govern your house and home? Is He the one regulating your mind and occupying your heart? Does He order your and feed your soul? WE shut Jesus out when we come church for the wrong purpose. W e shut Him out when we the wrong attitude. W e shut Him out when habitual faultfinding. and refuse to to come with we come with · W e shut Him out when Holy Spirit steps quench the praise His we name. We shut Him out when we disobey we fail to pray we have His word. W e shut Him out when and commune with Him. We shut Him out when 3 no hope, and no love. must gather in the House faith, We no of Prayer with the intent to enter into the presence of God. We must come with open hearts by His Spirit. Our purpose must be to experience the Eternal, to know Him in the pardon of our sins, and to hear Him speaking into and be available to be filled our . lives. Open the door by entering into your closet, shutting the door and praying. Open the door by reading, studying, meditating on, and living daily His word. Open the door by being compassionate toward others and caring for the needy. Open the door by walking in faith and keeping your commitments until your journey is complete. Open the door by walking in the light as He is in the light. 4 Jesus wants to in. come Open the door and He will encourage your spirit. Open the door and He will counsel your soul. Open the door and He will occupy your heart. Open the door and He will forgive your sins. Open the door and He will relieve your burdens. Give Him access to every part of your being and let Him reign. He will enlarge your territory and brighten your way. "Behold, knock: I stand at the if any man door, and hear my voice, and open the door; I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. " (Revelation 3: 20 5 |
