A Call for Repentance - Day 9: Forgive me Lord for not hearing You knock at the door of my heart.

““Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends.”

‭‭Revelation‬ ‭3:20‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Sometimes we think of Jesus knocking at the door of our heart as only applying to receiving Him as Savior and Lord of our lives. But the fact is, our opening scripture gives the words of Jesus to a church!

““Write this letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea. This is the message from the one who is the Amen—the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s new creation: “I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other! But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth! You say, ‘I am rich. I have everything I want. I don’t need a thing!’ And you don’t realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked. So I advise you to buy gold from me—gold that has been purified by fire. Then you will be rich. Also buy white garments from me so you will not be shamed by your nakedness, and ointment for your eyes so you will be able to see. I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.”

‭‭Revelation‬ ‭3‬:‭14‬-‭19‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Yes, Jesus is knocking on the door of the hearts of the people of the Laodicean church. They had apparently fallen from their steadfastness and had became too mixed with the world to be distinguishable from it.

Additionally, this message was not just for the Laodicean church, but for all the churches, as we see in what Jesus went on to say:

“Those who are victorious will sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat with my Father on his throne. “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.””

‭‭Revelation‬ ‭3‬:‭21‬-‭22‬ ‭NLT‬‬

In order to maintain an ongoing relationship with God through Jesus Christ, we must continue to listen for His knock.

Perhaps there are times when we’ve looked away from Him, as did the church at Laodicea. Yes, times when we fall into error, or maybe become “too busy” to seek Him. At these times the Lord will—through His Holy Spirit—knock on the door of our hearts. But make no mistake, He doesn’t stand there pounding and screaming and making a scene. His is a gentle voice, that failing to hear, can lead to great calamity and trouble that will get our attention.

Let us take time each day to make sure that we are listening closely enough to His spirit that we will know if He has somehow been closed out of some area, some decision, or some aspect of our life! Failing to do so can have calamitous results.

Peace to you.

Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!

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