OPEN THE DOOR!

Revelation 3:20 NIV 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 that person, and they with me.

I was really struck by a prophetic word I heard last week about the Lord standing knocking at the door of our hearts, asking us to open the door and let Him in. So often we think of that as the moment of conversion when we invite Jesus to come in and be Lord of our lives but it’s an ongoing knocking.😊

I wonder if you have had a sense of the Lord knocking on the door of your heart lately? Those times when we’ve maybe felt a bit distant, or even grumbling or fearful about something? Perhaps we’ve not felt like praying or reading our bible? I expect we’ve all experience those dry times at some point, or maybe you’ve been cross or sad about something and not even wanted to talk to God about it!

The Lord knows where we’re at, how we feel each day and why. He is standing knocking on the door of all our hearts, every time we open our eyes, waiting to see if we’ll invite Him into our day, into our leisure time, our work environment, and into our home life. 

God is a loving Father who cares about us and wants the best for us. He wants to be involved in everything we do, to have fellowship with us in the ups and downs of life. If your heart is feeling a bit distant or hard or you feel like hiding behind the door, God is saying today would be a good time to allow Him to come in and soften your heart, to restore, heal and comfort you, or whatever you need.😊

We all know the handle of the door is on the inside and only we can open it, so let’s choose to open the door again to the One who loves us and was willing to die on a Cross for us. When we do, we’re choosing hope, choosing peace, joy and protection. We’re choosing to allow the One who made us to give us the best way to go about our day. 

Let’s open the door and invite Him in, and enjoy fellowship with Him once again today.😊 Amen.

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WITH OR AGAINST?

Matthew 12:30 NLT Anyone who isn’t with me opposes me, and anyone who isn’t working with me is actually working against me.

Have you ever said to someone, “Will you just work with me on this?”  We were asking them to change their thinking, to believe that what we’re proposing will work and not to hinder us. They then choose what they will do, one way or the other.😊

The Pharisees were complaining because Jesus had healed the man who was blind and couldn’t speak. They were opposing Him and tried to block what Jesus was all about, saying He was of the devil, so Jesus gave them a stern warning!

As I read Jesus’ words that anyone who isn’t working with Him is actually working against Him, it occurred to me that we might inadvertently be like that sometimes! Is unbelief a form of not working with Jesus? 

We may not see ourselves as deliberately working against Jesus but if we don’t work with Him to believe for the best, to believe for our healing, to believe for breakthroughs, then is it possible we are opposing Him without realising it? 

Believing is a choice we make, it doesn’t come from working everything out in our heads. In fact trying to do that will often sabotage our faith! Instead God wants us to come with child like faith and say, “I choose to believe Your word Lord, even though it looks impossible.”

When God promises us something in scripture, let’s not work against Him by grumbling or resisting His word, but let’s work with Him to believe for all He says, because all His promises are Yes and Amen in Christ Jesus.😊

Lord, forgive us when we struggle to believe. Help us to work with You and believe for all You want to do in our lives, in all areas, and not hinder You in any way. Thank You Lord. In Jesus name Amen.

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