The Book of Revelation Devotions Day 14

DAY 14

Do you hear the knock? Or is it drowned out by the noise of everything around you? Are you listening for it? It is a quiet, gentle knock.

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.”

Jesus is not standing there with a battering ram to bash the door down. He did not string it with dynamite and mash on a detonator.

Yes, when we were yet in sin before we belonged to Him, He chased us down, He came in to the enemy camp to rescue us. But now we are His children and He politely knocks on our door.

Why is He asking to come in? He wants time with us. He wants to “eat” with us. Sharing a meal with a person is a bonding, fellowship experience. That is what Jesus wants with us, He wants to bond with us, spend time with us. And yes, spiritually He will feed us in that time we spend together and we will walk away feeling spiritually full.

He is not looking to sit and scarf down a meal with us. He wants to sit and talk, not rush. He wants to enjoy the “meal” and be together. He didn’t limit it to coffee either, it is a meal. But how many times are we in such a rush to do our devotions so we can check off the box and get on with our day? There He is sitting at the table ready for some good conversation and we decide to just stop by, barely sitting down, and say, “Wow it looks good, thanks! I can’t stay though; I have a busy day but wanted to stop by real quick and let you know I was thinking about you. I’ll grab this piece of toast and take it with me. Thank you, See you later.”

How many tears does Jesus shed when we do that? He is probably heartbroken and thinking “And this was just the first course, you should have seen what I was going to serve next.” And all we walked away with was a piece of toast.

Jesus, forgive me for standing you up so many times and rushing through the meal when you wanted to just spend some time catching up and teach me new things. Help me to realize how much you yearn for fellowship with me. I don’t know if it is because I don’t feel worthy or significant enough or if it is just because I am too busy, but I have a hard time remembering how much you love to be with me. Will you please remind me that my time with you is important to you and help me not settle for toast when I could have a whole meal with you.