Must
Receive Christ
"Behold, I stand at the
door and knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to
him, and I will sup with him, and he with Me" (Revelation 3:20).
Try to imagine this scene:
London, in the cold, gray, bitter grip of winter. A man of gentle and noble
birth is passing through a tough, grimy section of town in his fine carriage.
Suddenly he is set upon by three brothers who drag him from his coach, beat
him, spit upon him, curse him, rob him, and then leave him for dead.
He is found by some
compassionate people and taken to a hospital where he is nursed back to
strength and health. Upon his release from the hospital, his first act is to
begin a tireless search for those who beat and robbed him.
After some days he learns
their whereabouts and goes to their home. He knocks and a gruff voice from
within demands to know who is there and what they want.
The man answers. He has come
to make an offer of generosity and help to make friends with his attackers. He
is eager to do what he can to make their life pleasant and joyful. He wants to
give them aid from his own personal riches and do whatever he can do to
demonstrate his love and concern for their wellbeing and welfare.
If you heard a story such as
that, you'd call it a fairy tale. Nobody would act like that. Who would go to a
grubby, grimy section of town, seek out those who mistreated you, and make an
offer to shower them with that which they didn't deserve, and to keep from them
that which they really had coming? Such a story couldn't be true.
It is too good to be true! But
the fact is, it is true. Today's verse gives us part of the picture. It tells
us that Jesus comes to us, in our unworthy and undeserving state. Christ is
graciously pleased by His spirit and word to come to the door of the heart of
sinners. He comes near in mercy and grace and offers to establish an eternal
relationship and abiding fellowship with us.
Naturally, because of our
unbelief, ignorance and prejudice against the things of God, He finds the door
shut tight against Him. But He does not turn and depart. He patiently knocks.
He calls by His Word and the whisperings of his Holy Spirit.
Those who open to Him will
find they enjoy His presence and that daily He will bring to their table fresh
supplies of comforts and blessings to enrich and strengthen their faith and
love. Think of what people are missing when they refuse to open that door to
Christ.
If you have never done so,
you can do it today. If you do, He will come in and fellowship with you, and
bring with Him the gift of forgiveness and eternal life.
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© Copyright 2002, LeRoy Eims