HOW LONG

“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 3:20 KJV

Harriet B. Stowe wrote “Knocking, Knocking, Who Is There?”  “Knocking, knocking—what, still there? Waiting, waiting, grand and fair! Yes, the piercèd hand still knocketh, And beneath the crownèd hair Beam the patient eyes, so tender, Of thy Savior waiting there.”  Is Jesus still knocking at the door of our heart?

We may be saved but are we serving Him?  “Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me” (Isaiah 6:8).  How sad it is and how it must break His heart that we aren’t willing to serve Him any time of the day or night.

There are people who will get up very early in the morning to go fishing or drive many miles to go on vacation but these same people are not willing to drive across town or walk across the street to tell people how much Jesus loves them.  It is time we put Jesus first in our heart, in our time and in everything we do.

Heavenly Father, thank You for being a compassionate loving Father.  Please forgive me for the times I have hurt You.  I’m sorry.  I pray for everyone who is discouraged and going through dark valleys.  Please encourage them and comfort them as You have done for me.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

May 26, 2018