“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
Indeed, no one knows better what it means to be rejected than Jesus Christ. For the Bible tells us that “All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.” (John 1:3 KJV). Yet when He came to His own, “his own received him not.” (John 1:11 KJV). Instead, they accused Him of having committed all kinds of offenses for which He wasn’t guilty, and ultimately crucified Him, because His righteousness was a rebuke to their wicked deeds. In other words, they couldn’t handle the truth that His life attested to, so they sought to silence Him forever.
Is it any different now? Jesus is knocking on the door of our hearts today, because He wants to show us the same truths that He endeavored to reveal to those who crucified Him long ago. Yet few are allowing Him to come into their hearts and change their lives for the better, while many who claim to be His followers are closing their doors on Him. They claim to be Christians, but when they ought to be busy about doing the righteous works of God, they’re tearing each other to shreds instead. Some even go so far as to scrape the pockets of the poor in order to live a comfortable life. How shameful! But this shouldn’t be surprising to us, because Jesus had said that “the love of many shall wax cold.” (Matthew 24:12 KJV). And this is precisely what’s happening right now!
Why do we often expect God to do things for us that we aren’t willing to do for others? We want God to bless us; yet we ignore the opportunities that He places before us to be a blessing to others. We want God to forgive us; yet we refuse to let go of grudges that we have against those who have caused us pain. We want God to love us; yet we continue to foster hateful feelings towards those who stand in the way of our pride. We want God to make our dreams come true; yet we rob others of their dreams in order to supply our own wants. We want God to save us; yet we stand off in the distance with our mouths shut while others perish without knowing Jesus. And thus the list of contradictions goes on and on…
It’s time for us to awaken to our responsibility to make good use of our time and stop being so wasteful of the resources that God has given us to be a light to the world. We may not be able to reach everyone, but we certainly can reach out to those who are near and pray for those who are afar. We should waste no time in seeking to fulfill worldly pursuits. Instead, we should dedicate every aspect of our lives to achieving what God desires for us, making His love known wherever we go. Indeed, there’s no better pursuit to life, than to seek what God wants for us, and no greater pleasure to aspire, than to love like Him. Would you like your life to be reflective of these things?
Listen. Do you here the sound of knocking? Jesus is at the door! Will you let Him in?