DOES THE DOOR OF YOUR HEART OPEN FROM THE INSIDE?

Faith Filled Thoughts
August 27th, 2008
By Connie Ciccone
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DOES THE DOOR OF YOUR HEART OPEN FROM THE INSIDE?



Scripture: Revelation 3:20 "Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him ..."

When we read this scripture, we often think of the picture that we have seen of Jesus standing and knocking at a door that has no doorknob on the outside. The scene represents the door of our heart, which can only be opened from the inside. It leaves the impression that we must open the door if we want Jesus to come into our lives. We often think of this picture just in terms of our initial salvation and fail to realize that Jesus stands at the door of our heart on a daily basis wanting to commune with us on a personal level.

This section of scripture was addressing not the lost, but those in the church who had become spiritually lukewarm and arrogant. They said, "I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing." They thought that they had it all together, but God saw them as wretched, poor, blind, and naked. So, He personally stood at their door and tried to get their attention. He wanted to come into their lives and make them into overcomers (verse 21). He told them that He would come in if they would respond to Him in two ways; by hearing His voice, and by opening the door. How many doors in your life have you opened? Do you merely walk by those who need a helping hand?

God makes those same promises to us and He desires to experience an intimate fellowship with us. He knocks on our heart's door to summon us to prayer and the study of His word, but many times we don't respond for various reasons. We may be so far away spiritually that we actually don't hear Him, or we may be too distracted with the cares of this life. It may be that we are depending upon others to hear His voice for us. Then again, we may hear His voice, but feel we are just too busy to answer. The bottom line is that we will never be overcomers in this life if we are not attentive to His voice or if we refuse to open the door and allow Him into our lives. He makes His invitation very plain. He says, "I'm standing at the door of your heart and I'm knocking. Do you hear me? Will you open the door? Can we commune with one another?" If you are willing, wait for Him as you would wait for a special friend that you are expecting to come by. Listen for His voice and respond to the knock at your heart's door.
When He knocks, remember the knob is on your side!

May He Bless You and Keep You Today!

With Great Love
IN HIS SERVICE
Connie