Day 12, January 20, 2022

Is Anybody Home?
 

Transforming Truth from God’s Word

Have you ever gone to someone’s house and seen cars in the driveway, seen lights on, rang the doorbell repeatedly but no one answered the door? Chances are you peeked through several windows, walked to a side door attempting to get the attention of the people you were there to visit. But no one responded. At some point, you probably yelled “Is anybody home?”

This scenario illustrates the way Jesus probably feels when we are indifferent toward Him. Yes, we once confessed faith in Him as Savior, and received the ‘new birth’ that He gave through salvation. Yes, we were ‘hot’ with a desire to learn of Him and become a disciple of His. But the issues of life ‘cooled’ us down. So we find ourselves surviving but not thriving in our Christian life.

In Revelation 3, John the Apostle writes the words that Jesus had spoken concerning the Laodicean church. He describes that He sees their works and that their works are lukewarm (neither cold nor hot). A church that had once been ‘hot’ for Jesus and served Him intensely had cooled off and was now ‘lukewarm’. Because of this, He tells them that He will literally spit them out of His mouth. He expressed a deep love for them and called them to be zealous and repent (v. 19). In v. 20, Jesus declared to them “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.” In this powerful declaration, He expresses that the Laodicean church has left Him out and because of His love for them, He is standing and knocking at their door to enter in. He pleads that if anyone hears and opens the door to Him, He will enter and dine (have fellowship) with them. 

Have you become ‘lukewarm’ toward Jesus? He is standing and knocking at the door to your heart. Is anybody home? Will you open the door to your Savior and allow Him to become Lord of your life?

 

Revelation 3:20

“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.”

 

A Psalm for Today

Psalm 24:7

Lift up your heads, O you gates!

And be lifted up, you everlasting doors!

And the King of glory shall come in.

 

God’s Promises for Today

John 10:27

My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.

 

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One Response to “Day 12, January 20, 2022”

  1. Antoinette Ware says:

    When He calls me, I will answer.

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