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March 31
Monday


FINDING JESUS

READ:
Revelation 3:14-22
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Behold, 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
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If I asked the question, "Where's Waldo?" you might recall those popular children's picture books from the 1980's. That little guy in the red-and-white-striped shirt and hat loved to hide in the pages amid a busy blur of images that made it nearly impossible to find him.

Thankfully, finding Jesus is a lot easier than finding Waldo. Jesus doesn't play hid-and-seek. He says, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock" (Rev. 3:20). You can find Him at the door of your heart--the core of your existence-waiting to come in. He doesn't just want to meet you at church, or to be kept at bay on the outer edges of your life. Rather, He longs to be in the center of your dreams, deliberations, and desires. He wants a real relationship with the real you.

And as wonderful as that is, I need to warn you that it may be a little unsettling. Your heart is no doubt harboring a few things that He will want to deal with. But there is nothing that is more valuable than intimacy with Him. welcome Jesus in and He will clear out the clutter until the air is fragrant and fresh with the purity, power, and pleasure of His presence.

Who's knocking at your heart's door? It's Jesus! How wonderful is that! ----Joe Stowell
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```````````````Sweetest of all of life's blessings,```````````````````
````````````````Communion with Christ above,````````````````````
```````````````Assured of His constant presence,``````````````````
``````````````His matchless, eternal love. __Anon.`````````````````
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Jesus is standing at the door of your heart--
welcome Him in!

***************Today's Bible Reading __ Revelation 3:14-22*********

14 And to the angel of the
church of the Laodiceans
write, "These things says
the Amen, the Faithful and
True witness, the
Beginning of the creation of
God: 15 'I know your works,
that you are neither cold
nor hot, I could wish you
were cold or hot. 16 So then,
because you are lukewarm,
and neither cold nor hot, I
will vomit you out of My
mouth. 17 Because you say,
"I am rich, have become
wealthy, and have need of
nothing" __and do not know
that you are wretched,
miserable, poor, blind, and
naked-- 18 I counsel you to
buy from Me gold refined
in the fire, that you may be
rich; and white garments,
that you may be clothed,
that the shame of your
nakedness may not be
revealed; and anoint your
eyes with eye salve, that
you may see. 19 as many as
I love, I rebuke and chasten.
Therefore be zealous and
repent. 20 Behold, 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. 21 To
him who overcomes I will
grant to sit with Me on My
throne, as I also overcame
and sat down with My
Father on His throne.

22 " 'He who has an ear, let
him here what the Spirit
says to the churches.' "

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

The wealthy city of Laodicea was of great concern to the apostle
Paul (Rev. 3:14-22). His epistle to the Colossians was a circular
letter intended to be read to the Laodicean church as well (Col.
4:16). Some scholars believe that the letter to Laodicea mentioned
in Colossians 4:16 is a reference to the book of Ephesians, also a
circular letter. __SKT

HI Lizzie..miss you too