Will you answer the door?

"Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. To him who overcomes, I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. He who has ear let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches." Jesus as quoted in Revelation 3:20-22

As I sit at the computer to write this, I have had to collect my emotions several times. Too much of the world had invaded my quiet space. Taking a moment to read God's word, breathe in the fragrance of the Holy Spirit and listen to the soothing sounds as He speaks to my soul always helps.

Perhaps you haven't notice, but this world is a mess. Not a moment goes by that some atrocity isn't played out bearing witness to man's inhumanity to man. It's been a problem for centuries, but we have a much broader view because of today's technology. It's sad to realize that even though we have made amazing advancements, we still lack the ability to see so much.

In the ladies Bible study that I attend regularly, we have been studying 1 Peter.  Even though I have read it countless times, our line by line study has brought new and deeper revelation. The writer of the study has encouraged us to dig deeply into God's word and examine it carefully. When we take the time to really look at something, we can learn a lot.

Part of the reason for this post today is my frustration with those who choose not to see or hear.  It is God's mercy that reminds me that they are spiritually blind and deaf, and to pray for them.  You see, friends of mine were recently on a college campus nearby, sharing the gospel in the open. Their message of God's redemptive plan, wasn't well received. One of our young believing  friends who was on campus at the time, was appalled at the obnoxious and rude behavior of many who heard the message. I know it grieves her heart for her generation..as it should all of us. Far too many want their ears tickled with messages of prosperity and the "right" to do their own thing.  Sadly it is the message they are receiving again and again.

No one likes to hear the truth that this life is temporal and there will be a judgment for how we lived it. No one likes to be told their behavior is sinful and separates them from their Creator. No one wants to be held accountable.

But just because you don't like the message, doesn't mean it needs not to be told.

Paul of Tarsus knew this when he warned believers in 2 Timothy 4:3&4 "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables." It sounds a lot like society today, doesn't it? In the previous verse he was exhorting the church to "Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching." (2 Timothy 4:2)

You see, Paul knew what it was like to have a personal encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ, and he wanted to make sure others didn't miss the opportunity. (For more information on this read Acts 9)
It should be the same for each one of us who calls ourselves a Christian.

There are still so many who do not know the truth, and they are perishing in their sin.

The clock is ticking.
Jesus is coming back.
But this time, not as a babe in the manger, but as King of kings and Lord of lords.

For now, He stands at the door and knocks on the heart of all who are willing to hear.

Will you answer?