We Seek Him 4

Luke 11:9-10

There was a time a few years back when our doorbell stopped working for some reason. We have since had it replaced, but when it wasn’t working it was not unusual for any one of us in the family to unexpectedly discover a person standing on our porch waiting patiently for someone to come to the door. If a person wanted our attention during that time they needed to knock.

Jesus gives some simple instruction and encouragement for anyone who would like to have an encounter with him. What three approaches are presented? What will happen if we do these things?

There are lots and lots of people who are either intimidated by the Bible because it is so complicated, or they are intrigued by the Bible because it is so mysterious. Many people view religion as a complex maze of secret words and mystifying rituals that somehow, if we do it right and we’re lucky, will connect us to God. But that is not true at all.

God is not hiding from us. Jesus is not a puzzle that must be figured out, and the Bible is not a code book.

Jesus wants us to have an encounter with him. God wants us to be in a relationship with Him. And to seek Jesus, to find God, we must do the simplest of tasks. We need to ask God to be in a relationship with us. We need to seek Jesus by trying to learn about who he is. We need to knock on the door of the Lord.

How do we do these things? To seek God you should be certain that you are attending worship as often as you can. You should read your Bible, even if it is just a verse or two a day (and since you are receiving the “10/2 Grow” you are doing that).

But simple prayer is the first step. If you truly want to be a Christian and you truly want Jesus in your life, all you need to do is pray to Jesus and invite him into your heart. Say, “Lord Jesus, I want you in my heart and my life.”

Pray it every morning for a few days and see if your attitude in life doesn’t change. I believe that Jesus will never turn away from us, so if you invite him in – really, honestly desire him to be with you – he will come into your life and that incredible, rewarding, fulfilling relationship will begin.

DAILY CHALLENGE: Are you ready to ask, seek and knock?