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Revelation 3: 19, 20 (NIV)
“Those whom I love I rebuke and
discipline. So . . . repent. Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If
anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him . .
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| Failing to connect with God cuts us off from our most basic and necessary source of strength.* |
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We’ve all
seen the painting of Jesus, standing at the door with his hand raised to knock
on it. I’m certain I’m not the only one who pairs the picture with this verse
and thinks about all the lost people on the other side of the door. Except he
isn’t knocking at the heart’s door of the lost; this passage was written to the
church – the people who have already accepted Jesus as their Savior.*
These verses are part of the message John delivered to the
church in Laodicea who are infamous for being lukewarm. They were in danger of
being spit out of God’s mouth because they behaved as if they didn’t need him.
Now he tells them of their opportunity to repent and re-establish a close
relationship with Jesus. Open the door, he says, and I will come in and eat
with you.
Have you wandered away from your relationship with the Lord?
Have you neglected him because your life is going smoothly, leaving you to
think that you don’t need him right now? Maybe you still identify yourself as a
Christian while nothing in your walk provides evidence of it. Perhaps you’re
still a “good person” but you are too busy right now to be involved with your
church family. Jesus is knocking on the door of your heart. Let him back in
before your lukewarm temperature causes God to gag and spit you out. Repent
while he is still knocking.
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| The same one who saved your soul longs to remake your heart.* |
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