A King At Your Door

Jesus wants to invite us to His incarnation as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. It would be a great honor to be asked to sit on the platform while someone is being sworn in as governor or president. Most of us will never know such an honor. But those who are overcomers will be asked to sit with Him as He is crowned KING OF KINGS and LORD OF LORD. (Rev.3:21) What a day! Sometimes, I can hardly wait! Not only will we be asked to sit with Him at His Incarnation, but the scripture teaches that we will reign with Him. (1Corn. 6: 2&3) I hope He puts me over Thomasville or N.C. I’ve some things I want to straighten out

3. How do I let Him in? ¬

I had difficulty deciding to whom these words are addressed: to the world or the church, the saved or the lost. It could be to both.

What a sad picture, Jesus standing outside the Church for which He died, asking may I come in. “Just as these churches existed in John’s Day, they all exist today. We have busy churches that have left their first love (Ephesus) that often end up as churches that are lukewarm toward Christ.” Like the church of Laodicea, we are more dependent on our wealth, etc. than we are on Him. Many of us have asked Him to be our savior, but we have not allowed Him to become the Lord of our lives. We are still bond slaves to our old master sin. What a shame! We will have pie in the sky by and by, but we are missing the chicken in the kitchen now because He's still not Lord of all. Someone has rightly said, "If He is not Lord of all, He's not Lord at all.

Of course, if you are here and you are not a Christian, you need to open the door and let Him in to become your Savior and Lord. You do this simply by turning from your sins and asking Him into your heart to be your Savior and Lord. Then, you must believe He will do what He promised in His Word.

The latch is on the inside.

An artist painted a picture of this text. Of Jesus standing at a vine-covered door tenderly and patiently knocking. He placed it in his gallery. When his friends began to view the painting, they thought they had found a mistake; the latch had been left off. Oh no. replied the artist,” the latch is on the inside.” As I said, He'll not force His way into our lives. Only you can open the door and let Him in.

Conclusion:

I believe that Jesus was with you as you read this sermon. He is knocking at your heart’s door. Will you open your door? Is there a person reading this that would invite Jesus into your heart as Savior and Lord right now? Is there a Christian who says He's not really been Lord of my life? You need to make an act of recommitment. Make Him the Lord of all and overall. What a wonderful way to start a new year!

1Wiersbe, W. W. (1992). Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the New Testament (p. 805). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books