He Knocks

I have been re-reading alot of blogs that I wrote a few months ago and they have all been speaking to me so much today. I am posting them on here in hopes of encouraging someone in the word of the Lord. Be encouraged my friends! Love you~

God has been speaking to me about doors opening and closing. He had me read something the other day in Revelation…how John saw a door leading to the throne room and God said to come up into it. He opens doors, but WE need to walk into them.

The other night at home…I was half asleep and heard knocking from my pillow…REALLY loud…it woke me up all the way. It was like I had my head next to a door and someone was knocking. The scripture came to me the next day, "behold, I stand at the door and knock…if anyone hears let him let me in.." (paraphrased.) I told God that I allowed him in already…but have I let him into my deepest parts of my heart? WOW.

In Revelation, John writes that there was a door standing open in heaven and the voice of the Lord said for him to come up into it. How often do we see open doors before us, set by the Lord, and dont move or do anything about it!! God DOES open doors, but we need to WALK through them ourselves. It is our choice. He gives us choices!

Revelation 4

The Throne in Heaven

1After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this."

When I first heard the knocking (from my pillow) not from the other ear which was facing up (the one that was uncovered from my pillow)...I was a little scared, but again..I was half asleep so I just went back to sleep. I pondered this the next day, on my way into work. The scripture below came to mind:

Revelation 3:20

20Here 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 him, and he with me.

He is always knocking. He doesnt give up on us...EVER. Can you hear him knocking and calling to you...saying "lover, wake up! Am I in your heart? Can you hear my voice? Will you let me go deeper?"

When I was looking up the scriptures for this, I came across this one also:

Song of Solomon 5:2

beloved

2 I slept but my heart was awake.
Listen! My lover is knocking:
"Open to me, my sister, my darling,
my dove, my flawless one.
My head is drenched with dew,
my hair with the dampness of the night."

WOW...is that totally God or what? Praise Jesus!
He is always asking us to come in...deeper...into our INNER courts. The bible says to draw close to God and he will draw close to us. Amen.