'BEHOLD, I STAND AT THE DOOR AND KNOCK.'

The Lord’s Invitation 2/23/15

Psalm 120: 1  I call on the Lord in my distress and He answers me.

Psalm     Seek ye the Lord while He may be found.  Call upon Him while He is near.

The Holy Spirit’s infilling in us makes all the difference!  Christ’s Gift, the Comforter, God's Holy Spirit, leads and guides, protects and strengthens us for the day’s journey. He directs our words of devotion and praise and leads us in  our ministry ~ in prayers of healing, salvation and restoration.  He leads us in our writing, in our speaking.  He ordains our words with His anointing, thus blessing those we touch through our testimony.

JESUS SAYS:

Revelations 3: 20  Behold, I stand at the door and knock.  He who hears my voice and opens the door, I will come to him and dine with him and he with me.

The Lord does not pressure us to meet with Him:  he gives us a choice…no stress.  He merely extends His hand…and waits for our answer.

This is what the Bible refers to as ‘the mystery’, that God loved us while we were yet, sinners.

Colassians 1: 26, 27  The mystery that has been hidden from ages and from generations but now has been revealed to His saints.  To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles:  which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Colassians 3: 16  Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Ephesians 2: 8  For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves:  It is the gift of God.

Ephesians: 13  But now in Christ Jesus you who were far away have been brought near by the blood of Jesus.

1st Peter 2: 9  Declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.

There is a song, WE ARE SO BLESSED; the lyrics are as follows:

LYRICS

Chorus

When we're empty

You fill us 'til we overflow

When we're hungry

You feed us and cause us to know

We are so blessed

Take what we have to bring

Take it all ev'rything

Lord we love You so much

Verse 1

We are so blessed

By the gifts from Your hand

I just can't understand

Why You've loved us so much

We are so blessed

We just can't find a way

Or the words that can say

Thank You Lord for Your touch

Verse 2

We are so blessed

By the things You have done

The vict'ries we've won

And what You've brought us through

We are so blessed

Take what we have to bring

Take it all ev'rything

Lord we bring it to You

1982 William J. Gaither, Inc. ARR UBP of Gaither Copyright Management

River Oaks Music Company (a div. of EMI Christian Music Publishing

Writers: Gloria Gaither, Greg Nelson, William J. Gaither

I asked- He answered
I asked, He answered
I sought, I found
I knocked and the door
Opened wide for me
I asked, He answered
I sought, I found
His mercy is limitless
His faithfulness ever abounds
©10/2013 Carol Castagna
Lamentations 31:3
…great is thy faithfulness…

When I was a child of 5 years, I learned a song, 'One Door and Only One' - Author unknown
'One door and only one
And yet it's sides are two
I'm on the inside
On which side are you?'

Such a simple,  message ~ such profound implications!
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The Lord desires to bless you.  He cannot bless if the door to your heart remains locked.
Only you can unlock the door and welcome Him in.  He waits at the door of your heart.

© 2/23/15 Carol Castagna