"Standing At The Door"

"Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be lifted up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of Glory shall come in." (Psalms 24:7) Knock, Knock. Who's There? You know who; it is Jesus asking to come in and dine with you! I never get tired of being restored by the King of Glory; because if there is one thing that Jesus loves to do, it is restoring His children and feeding them. If you know what I am talking about, just thank Him right now for being your KING. Watching "The Twelve Words of Christmas" last night, I was reminded how it was that God has come down to us; and that it was the only way that He could be close to His beloved creation. God knew that it was impossible for us to ascend up to Him, so He came to us in the Flesh; in the form of Jesus Christ, and as a man, and walking among us. No matter how far you might stray, or how low you might go in your journey in the direction of Hell, He is always there to pull you unto Himself. He is always standing at the door, those everlasting doors, as David speaks of them; because, when He is outside of our heart, He is always knocking to get in. Whether you are a new believer, or a seasoned old dog, Jesus wants to clean out our heart and make it new again; again and again and again!!! It could have been something like sin, or unforgiveness, or our love growing cold; but whatever it was that caused our heart to get hard and to have Jesus standing outside of it, He stands there knocking, waiting for us to open up our heart and let Him in. Looking at Revelation chapters two and three, we see Jesus giving John seven letters to seven churches. These were seven providential churches which were spread throughout Asia, but they were also seven church ages; more importantly to us, they were also different ways where we might be in our relationship with the Lord; many of which are not good, and are in need of improvements. But you see, that's the great news of the Gospel message: we are always in need of improvement, and Jesus is always waiting for us to let Him improve us! Don't wait till you are right to get right with the Lord; get right with the Lord, and He will make you right..."I counsel thee to buy of Me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. 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 will sup with him, and he with Me." (Revelation 3:18-20)