The Programmed Ones
Have you recently had a visit from one or two people?
The doorbell rings and when you open the door you are faced with one or two well dressed people holding small briefcases. They introduce themselves and begin, 'We have come to talk to you about the state of the world nowadays (or something similar)....' When you refute their arguments they repeat the same thing. PROGRAMMING. When they come again they will find more plausible answers! All these purport to be from the Bible.
We usually open and shut this door firmly because we know who these people are and what they have to offer: a religious organization which enslaves people and from which one escapes only with great difficulty.
There is, however, another visitor at the door who is very different.
The doorbell rings and nobody opens the door. But the visitor does not go away. He waits outside the door and rings the bell repeatedly. He does not force the door open, though he has the ability to do so. Why does he wait? Because his motive is love. He wants to give you his love, which you need so much. He wants to give you his peace which you also need, and his protection to keep you safe in the sorrows of life. The door still does not open, but he waits patiently. Why? 'I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me' Rev.3:20.
The mysterious visitor who knocks at the door of your heart does not go away because He has not come to offer you religion, denominations, church rules, etc. but life, because He is the real life. He wants to sit at the table of your heart, to share and talk about your problems because He has answers, not empty promises. He wants to set you free from guilt and the power of sin. He can do that because He is a real faithful friend. But for Him to do this there is a pre-condition. You must open the door! He will not force you against your conscience and free will which He has given you. Will you let the Lord Jesus Christ come into your life?
Have you recently had a visit from one or two people?
The doorbell rings and when you open the door you are faced with one or two well dressed people holding small briefcases. They introduce themselves and begin, 'We have come to talk to you about the state of the world nowadays (or something similar)....' When you refute their arguments they repeat the same thing. PROGRAMMING. When they come again they will find more plausible answers! All these purport to be from the Bible.
We usually open and shut this door firmly because we know who these people are and what they have to offer: a religious organization which enslaves people and from which one escapes only with great difficulty.
There is, however, another visitor at the door who is very different.
The doorbell rings and nobody opens the door. But the visitor does not go away. He waits outside the door and rings the bell repeatedly. He does not force the door open, though he has the ability to do so. Why does he wait? Because his motive is love. He wants to give you his love, which you need so much. He wants to give you his peace which you also need, and his protection to keep you safe in the sorrows of life. The door still does not open, but he waits patiently. Why? 'I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me' Rev.3:20.
The mysterious visitor who knocks at the door of your heart does not go away because He has not come to offer you religion, denominations, church rules, etc. but life, because He is the real life. He wants to sit at the table of your heart, to share and talk about your problems because He has answers, not empty promises. He wants to set you free from guilt and the power of sin. He can do that because He is a real faithful friend. But for Him to do this there is a pre-condition. You must open the door! He will not force you against your conscience and free will which He has given you. Will you let the Lord Jesus Christ come into your life?
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