God is standing at the door...will you let Him in?Today's Scripture:
Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in and eat with you, and you will eat with me.
Revelation 3:20
You know the old Uncle Sam slogan from wartime: "I want you." God has a similar slogan: "I want intimacy with you."
Jesus spoke through John to the church at Laodicea. It was a rich church, endowed with all kinds of wonderful things - buildings, treasure, and big group of people. But Jesus said they were poor because they were lukewarm. They weren't hot, and they weren't cold. Jesus used the terms to identify a person's commitment to him. A hot person was all out, doing all he or she could for God. A cold person had no relationship with God, and shunned him avoiding the relationship at all cost. The Lukewarm person stood in the middle, not really committed, not all out, not willing to try anything for God, but just trying to survive from day to day.
For such lukewarm people, Jesus gave an invitation: open the door, and let's talk and eat, have fellowship, intimacy, and all the good things that come with a real relationship.
God has expressed a desire to know you through and through and to have you know him.
His desire it to ignite a real passion for good in you. His desire is for you to throw open the door, invite him in, and say, "Yes, let's have the kind of relationship you want with everyone." God's desire is for you to be a hot person for him. Will you choose today to be a hot person for Christ?
Selah people' and friends God stands at the door, but you have to open the door. He is there, waiting, ready, and eager. You matter to him, and he wants you to enjoy him as well as know about him.
"I speak the same message that John shared at Laodicea to you today. Don't stand in the middle that is the worst place you could be. Let us open the door and allow God into to our lives and stop just getting by doing what we want to do. May we do the plans of God and be fully intimate with our savior."
Your pastor,
Rev Patrick Muston ~ Via mobile: Mount Olive, NC 28365
Selah Christian Church Disciples of Christ
Four Oaks, NC
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