A message shared by Pastor John Warwick at Empower Christian Church, Sunday 14 February, 2010:
In Revelation 3, from verse 19 to 20, we read God's words to a church. He stands at the church's door and knocks. Don't think of that moment as a man outside a building, but rather as a request to enter the hearts of believers.
Jesus is interested in people, not buildings.
The presence of the Lord is the most important thing. Solomon from the Bible learnt that, too, making sure worship and God's presence were features of the temple.
A blocked door tells us something about a person. Why would we, for instance, block the way to our hearts and homes?
• People can be too busy to open their door, their hearts. Back off the busyness, tell Jesus you love Him.
• People are too untidy to open the door. Are you too untidy and ashamed of your behaviour to open the door? We're called to be clean and stay clean. Don't be 'dirty' and unsanitary. Live a clean life.
• Some people are choosy about who comes into our homes. Religious behaviour, rather than genuine and warm welcoming attitudes, can keep the door closed. Jesus simply does not fit in to the ways of the world. Let's spread Jesus and His radical Gospel of truth and forgiveness.
Christ wants to dwell, live and settle in our hearts - to 'settle down'. See Ephesians 3:17. Just like a home you enter - it takes time for you to settle down inside the building and make it your home.
Even now, invite Christ in, to your home, your heart, your life. And make it a place for Him to settle down.
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