“Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears and listens to and heeds My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will eat with him, and he [will eat] with Me.”
A lot of times in life I and I’m sure others question; “Where are you God?” “Why hasn’t my situation changed?” “Why aren’t you with me?” “Do you even lift… me?”.
I questioned God’s existence. Why am I not seeing this ‘miracle’ that you seem to be doing for the auntie, who seems to have a testimony every month.
I’m a curious fella. If you know me well enough then you may pick up on it, if not then feel free to get to know me. Link in the description? 🤷🏾♂️
(Makes hand gesture pointing down knowing damn well this is a written blog)
Brother you know this ain't YouTube 👀
So due to my curiosity, I swooped across this verse and suddenly all the songs, preaching and things I saw as nonsense started to add up like UCAS points.
I stand…
God is always nears us. He’s always around us. Like the song says “he’s always by my side”. God STANDS for us, he doesn’t wafer (waiver), doesn’t sit down to have a rest, or go away to have a quick kitkat.
I spoke about this verse with the young people in my church at the time and I tried to show the difference between standing and being ‘on your toes’.
When I’m in motion it’s easier for someone knock me down than if it is when I’m standing still. I’ve locked down my position.
If I’m going to stand up for something, I have to know that I need to HOLD it down too.
Your bestie may be capable of a lot of things but even they won’t be outside your yard waiting for you forever. Romeo did the most for Juliet but he still had other things to do.
God is your 24/7 mainline… all the time.
and all the time? a) God is great b) Pepper Soup is good c) God is good ✅
I pray that I will be able to stand for God at all times like he stands for me.
…at the door
There was this Christmas song, every year I’d hear:
“He knows when you are sleeping, he knows when you’re awake, he knows if you’ve been bad or good…”
To the woke audience, this is in reference to Santa.
When someone is outside your door, they can sort of hear, see what’s going on inside. Get an understanding of what the life of the person or people in that room is going through behind closed doors where in the persons’ mind – no one else can see.
With God, he sees everything we do, hears our thoughts, our worries, our cries. Even when I think he doesn’t.
and knock…
God is always available. God’s not just standing, he’s knocking. God is making the effort to pursue us.
I see a lot of women across the pixel realm in-directing their MCM – tall, dark and handsome but hasn’t made a serious move on them yet. Or there’s a pursuit, but it isn’t healthy. His ends don’t justify your means.
Not only is God actively seeking a relationship with us, but he’s also doing it the right way.
“If God has all this power why can’t he just come into the house and fix things up?”
Sacrificing his own son to die for us, so that we can live! God can easily relax, but he wants us to win in life and most importantly, Christ.
If anyone…
God isn’t a selective God. You can be living in years of sin, even commit some of the worst things to the smallest of things known on earth, because God sent the Holy Spirit for everyone.
Like Aloe Blacc. You can tell everybody. All you gotta do is believe it.
At first I looked at this and think, “ok, cool story bro”.
I never saw my sins as heavy or measurable to a degree. And even if I did, I ask for forgiveness every other day to remove the sin.
But it’s not just for people like me. The saved who are still in sin and the unsaved, God is knocking for us all.
…hears and listens and heeds…
There’s this song lyric that goes “You hear but you don’t listen”. A lot of times we hear God’s word.
People have told you what he can do for you, you’ve read the bible, heard a thousand tongues sing ‘How Great is our God’, know John 3:16 like the back of your hand, can say the grace in ya sleep. But the understanding isn’t there kra.
It’s a routine. it’s nothing more than words. We must heed so we can inject 💉 the need to do something about it.
Listening is a conscious decision that you make, because you have to concentrate on that voice, that noise. Listening brings about knowledge.
But it still says HEED, to heed goes beyond listening. Taking notice of God’s voice. Sometimes we know it’s God speaking to us
When God is knocking on the door, and like DMX asked for, he will drop signs, messages, people. I always say God works in mysterious ways, so when I get “mysterious” signs or prophecies I should take heed.
It’s not always a whisper in your ear like Jonah, or a cameo via an angel. God will put certain people in your life to Royal Mail HIS desires for you.
A lot of times I don’t hear because I think God is already in the house. I assume I’ve let him in the house, so I’m saying where you at?
My Voice…
My is even begins in caps man, God no be small. It’s important that we’re listening to God’s voice. Being in the right place at the right time is important. In this case spiritually.
God isn’t the only one looking for access to your heart.
To able to discern evil spirits and tell the difference we must be filled spiritually constantly, got to aspire to be closer to God. That way we can not hear his voice.
Opens the door…
After coming to the realisation that God sent his son to die for us, we actually have to open the door and welcome God in.
I’ve listened. Understood. But I didn’t say God come into my life. And not just come in, but Take over. Run the house.
We feel that despite knowing God’s love for us, our burdens are just too heavy to let God take it. We’re not worthy enough to let God into the room. But God takes us for who we are, the world sees broken, he sees special.
May God take control of my life and help me to relinquish all my pains and burdens.
God isn’t the only one looking for access to your heart.
Those who do evil who know you and your weaknesses. Demons are around too waiting for you to open the door to them. The Devil is around to do mayhem in your life. Came to steal, kill and destroy (John 10:10)
To able to discern evil spirits and tell the difference we must be filled spiritually constantly, got to aspire to be closer to God.
Let’s Eat
With God we can actually enjoy, Jesus dined with his disciples, we too can dine with God. We can dwell in his presence, enjoy his abundance of blessings. It’s part of the ultimate package 📦.
Don’t think he can guarantee you Nando’s though. Maybe now you’ve let him in, you can simply just ask and receive? Trust and believe?