Who Is Jesus to You?

“Behold, I’m standing at the door, knocking. If your heart is open to hear my voice and you open the door within, I will come in to you and feast with you, and you will feast with me.” Revelation 3

Have you ever had someone come to your door knocking but you hid so they wouldn’t know you were home? I think it is safe to say we have all done this at some point but why? We don’t really want to talk to someone we don’t know.

It is crazy to think we have done this same thing to Jesus. He has knocked on the door of our heart, but we hid. We didn’t open the door because we don’t really know Him. We know about Him through stories in the Bible and what others have taught us. Oftentimes what others say about Him is a deluded version of the truth because they often don’t know Him either. In our kingdom family at The Wilderness Place we are endeavoring to be honest with ourselves about where we are in our walk with Jesus. If we are honest about this, we would raise our hand to say, yes, I have hidden from His knock because I wasn’t sure what He would say or reveal about me. We do this when we don’t know His heart for us.

Yesterday we talked about grace and mercy. We must move in the direction of an intimate relationship with Jesus so we can know His heart for us. Otherwise, we continue to hide who we really are from Him, ourselves and the world around us. Here’s the thing. He already knows us. His heart is to reveal to us who we truly are in Him but in order to this we must first face the mask we have always worn. Remember grace? It is poured out when we open the door and invite Him in.

This is where we realign our hearts to His. His love casts out all fear. You do not have to be afraid of what will be revealed. His banner over you is love.

This is what the banner of love looks like…

When you’ve given up on yourself - He never does.

When you lose your way - He is your guide.

When you can’t walk through the difficult trial - He carries you.

When you fall down in disappointment - He picks you up.

If you feel your heart is hardened because of life - His mercy is the healing oil to soften the calluses.

Just open the door. Maybe you’re thinking I have opened the door, but I can’t hear Him or feel His presence.

This is where faith comes in. Your part is to believe Jesus when He says I will not abandon you. I will be by your side. Your part is to sit with Him at the table of love and feast on His written word until you hear His spoken word.

May the wind of Heaven blow across your life today as you stand under the banner of His love.