Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens
the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with Me. Revelation 3:20
A friend of mine tells the story of
an encounter he had with a very important government official - the head of
state for a country. In the course of some meetings with my friend, the
official came up to him and said, "I perceive that there is a difference
between you and me. Is it because I come from a different denomination?"
My friend began to explain why there was a difference.
"If you were to come to my
home, I would invite you in as an honored guest. As my guest, you would enjoy
everything I had in my home. However, you would still be a guest. You would not
have the keys to the home, and your authority in that home would be merely as a
guest. However, if I said to you that I am turning over my home to you and you
now have the keys to my home, I would be your servant." My friend
continued, "This is the difference between you and me. You have merely
invited Jesus into your home as a guest. I have given Jesus the keys to my home
[heart] and I am his servant."
"How can I do this too?"
the man replied.
"All you have to do is invite
Him in as the new owner."
The man did this and is now allowing
Jesus to rule and reign in every detail of his life.
So often many of us enter a
relationship with God that brings us salvation. This is the gospel of
salvation. But what God really desires for us is to experience the gospel of
the Kingdom. He wants us to experience His power and presence every day of our
lives and to see His hand at work in us. This only happens when we give Him the
key to our life; He must be more than an honored guest.
Where are you today? Has your life
with God been more like an honored-guest relationship, or does He have the key
to your life?
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