A Knock at the Door

Look!  I have been standing at the door and I am constantly knocking.

If anyone hears Me calling him and opens the door,

I will come in and fellowship with him, and he with Me

 (Revelation 3:20 - Living Bible)

There is a picture that is familiar to many of us who grew up in church because, through the years, copies of it hung on the walls of churches across the nation.  It is a depiction of Jesus knocking on the exterior of a door, in front of which overhanging ivy forms the outline of a heart.  An interesting feature of the door is that there is no door knob on the outside.

The absence of an exterior door knob is indicative of the fact that Jesus does not force Himself on anyone.  He simply knocks on the heart’s door of the inner (spiritual) being and waits to be invited in.  If He is allowed to come in, He brings a relationship that is intensely warm, personal, and eternal.

Lord, thank You for knocking on my door,
asking to come in;
for entering and giving me
forgiveness for my sin;
for teaching me to search beyond
the little that I know;
for truths that nurture me,
and help me learn and grow.

Glenda Collins Inman