The Door

Each of us has a door to our hearts. We have a choice as to what and who we let enter in. To often we shut our hearts completely for fear of being hurt. Or we hesitantly keep the door just slightly ajar, cautiously inspecting the one on the other side of the threshold. The prospect of opening the door completely is one that leaves us vulnerable and exposed. Jesus stands outside the door; He is knocking and beckoning us to open our hearts to Him. There is no need for apprehension, no reason to delay; swing the door wide open and invite Him in to stay.

Revelation 3:20, “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 that person, and they with me." NIV 

Reassuring Peace

Anxieties and fears cloud our vision of reality and crowd out our blessings from God. They blow circumstances up to seem bigger than they really are, but once we remember that our God is bigger than anything we could possibly face they quickly fade away. God replaces our anxieties and fears with His reassuring peace and grace.

1 Peter 5:6-7, “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.  Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you." NIV

Just Believe

It is such a huge relief to know that I don’t have to earn my way into Heaven, I don’t have to work for my salvation. I don’t have to be perfect in order for God to want a relationship with me. I simply have to believe in Jesus and receive the free gift of grace. He lifts the burden of inadequacy and insufficiency from my shoulders. He fills in the gaps of my flaws and my failures. The moment I believe, God receives me as I am and makes me His child, and as my Heavenly Father He begins the tender process of helping me more closely resemble Him.

John 1:12, “Yet to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—” NIV

Home at Last

Home. What a beautiful word! It represents a place where we belong and matter; a place where we retreat to find safety and security; a place where warmth envelops us and love abounds. Jesus is preparing such a place with us specifically in mind. It will be a home where we finally find perfect peace and rest as we actually dwell with Jesus.

John 14:1-4, ““Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.  My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.  You know the way to the place where I am going.” NIV