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Don’t leave Christ OUTSIDE

Revelation 3:20 (King James Version)
20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

  1. A Present Saviour

"At the door."

  1. This symbolizes His readiness to enter the life of a person
  2. He is the One who has walked over and come to man. Man has not come to Him.
  3. He is the One who has approached man. Man has not approached Him

(Psalm 34:18).The lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit"

(Psalm 145:18)."The lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth"

  1. A Waiting Saviour

"Behold I stand.

  1. A Seeking Saviour

"And knock."

  1. Christ has not only come to earth and walked over to man's heart, He knocks upon the heart of man;
  2. He actively seeks to enter man's heart.
  3. He knocks and knocks at the door of man's heart and He refuses to give up.
  4. Christ knocks so much that a person has to either open up or deaden his ears to the knock.

(Matthew 18:12)."How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?"

(Luke 19:10)."For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost"

  1. A Pleading Saviour

"If any man open the door."

  1. This symbolizes the compassion of Christ.
  2. He not only knocks, He pleads and begs for man to open His heart.
  3. He is merciful and full of compassion.
  4. He knows what life should be, for He created life

(Matthew 11:28)."Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest"

  1. A penetrating Saviour

"I will come in.

  1. When a person hears His voice and opens his heart, Christ enters; He penetrates the life of the person.

He causes the person to be born again.

(John 3:3)."Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

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He makes a new creature out of the person.

(2 Cor. 5:17)."Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new"

He makes a new man out of the person.

(Ephes. 4:24)."And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness"

(Col. 3:10)."And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him"

He changes the person's corruptible nature into an incorruptible nature.

(1 Peter 1:23)."Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever"

He gives the person a new divine nature, the very nature of God Himself.

(2 Peter 1:4)."Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust"

  1. A COMPANIONATE Saviour

"And sup with him, and he with Me."

  1. When Jesus Christ enters and penetrates a person's heart, He lives forever within the life of the person.
  2. He is always present with the person...

looking after and caring for him.

talking and sharing with him.

leading and guiding him.

strengthening and empowering him.

providing for and meeting his needs.

furnishing and filling him with love, joy, and peace.

(Luke 24:32)"And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?"