Whom should you open the 'door' to?

God wants us to open the 'door' to let Him come into our life to take good care of us, but most people find it vulnerable, uncomfortable, and even insecure to do so.

Jesus said, "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come and eat with him, and he with me." (Revelation 3:20)

You heard clearly that God knocks at your door but you open a window in your life to Him instead. You've decided not to let Him come in yet. You just want to be able to see Him and perhaps allow a little light to come in. "But it's alright," you think. "That's enough for me."

You're very afraid to let God come in to disrupt your plans. You're afraid He might stop you from doing many things that you now enjoy and you don't want to give them up just yet. You find that there is no need for Him to mingle with your life, and you want to manage it yourself. You see Him as an intruder.

Well, don't you worry, God would not force His way through. He honors your choice and decision. He is the Master, but He comes as a servant, or a friend waiting for you to open the door. However, the window that you open to Him, He will not enter through there.

The thief is the one who comes in through the window. A small crack is all he needs to break in. He would pry it open, and then come in to ransack your entire life. This thief is no other than the devil. He comes with nothing good in mind. His purpose is merely to steal from you whatever is valuable: love, joy, peace, security, health etc. If he can't steal, he'll destroy you - your studies, career, marriage, relationship with others. And sometimes, he would even kill.

While we're so cautious about guarding our life from letting God come in, we fail to notice the devil sneaking in. Often times, we think that the devil is also waiting for the door to be opened. Mind you, the devil comes in other ways.

"I tell you the truth, the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep." (John 10:1-2)

If you're watchful not to let the thief come in through the window and open the door for Jesus, you'll certainly live a more abundant life as He promised. Amen.