Revelation
3:20 (NASB) Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if
anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will
come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me. (emphasis added)
Notice
that the Lord does not say that He will come in unless someone hears His voice
and opens the door. You can’t yell “Come
In!” from across the room and expect Him to open the door and enter. You can’t just invite Him in with words, but
you have to let Him in with action.
Inviting
Him in is saying all the right things at the right times in the right
places. Letting Him in is giving Him
center stage in your life. Inviting Him
in is repeating a prayer in a sincere tone of voice. Letting Him in is obeying all of His
commands. We spend a lot of time teaching
people how to invite Christ into their hearts, which isn’t a bad thing, but we
don’t spend enough time teaching them how to open the door.
The
door to our heart only opens from the inside.
Jesus Christ will not force His way into your heart and onto its
throne. You have to open the door, and
you have to give Him the place of honor therein. The place of honor is sometimes occupied by
career goals, love interests, dream homes and cars, or maybe even
ourselves. We have to throw everything
else out of Christ’s seat so that He can dine with us.
He’s
knocking, and He’s calling your name. Are you going to open the door and let
Him in? Are you going to surrender your life to Him?
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