INVITE THE LORD IN
Invite the Lord to come ever closer. He stands at the door and knocks. He longs for intimacy with you, more than you could ever long for Him. It was His idea all along. His voice calls to us through every moment, through every breath, through every quiet stirring of the heart. How fitting that we should open our hearts and bid Him come in.
The Lord is gentle. He never forces His way inside. He waits to be wanted. He waits to be welcomed. And when we invite Him, He brings with Him the very things our souls have been aching for—the acceptance we crave, the love we were made for, the purpose we seek, the peace that passes understanding, the joy that endures. Every longing finds its answer in Jesus. Our true identity, our truest self, is discovered only in Him.
He stands close even now, speaking softly above the noise of this world. His whisper fills the quiet spaces of the heart. “Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10). Every sunrise, every mercy, every gentle conviction is His way of saying, “Let Me in.”
And when He enters, He never comes empty-handed. He brings peace where there was turmoil, light where there was confusion, healing where there was pain. He makes His home within us and fills the ordinary with His glory (Revelation 3:20; John 14:23). His presence turns a simple day into holy ground.
If we draw near to Him, He draws near to us (James 4:8). When our hearts open wide, heaven meets earth inside. The King of glory waits for the gates to lift, that He may come in (Psalm 24:7). Open the door of your heart and let Him fill every room with His light, every shadow with His peace.
When Christ comes, the air changes. The heart grows warm. The shadows flee. His peace flows like oil upon the waters (John 14:27). His joy becomes our strength (Nehemiah 8:10). His voice brings calm, and His touch restores what was broken.
To walk with Him is to walk in light. The path may lead through valleys, but His rod and His staff comfort us (Psalm 23:4). His Word lights the way, and His Spirit guides each step (Psalm 119:105; John 16:13). He does not leave us halfway. He walks with us all the way home.
And one day, the knocking will cease. The door will open wide to glory, and we will see Him face to face. Until that day, let every prayer be an invitation. Let every day be an open door to His presence. For the cry of heaven and the cry of the heart are the same: “Even so, come, Lord Jesus” (Revelation 22:20).
Lord, come close. Fill every empty space in my heart with Your peace. Let Your presence quiet the noise around me and the restlessness within me.
Teach me to open the door wide to welcome You, to walk with You, and to rest in You. Be my light, my strength, my joy, and my constant home.
Stay with me, Lord, until faith becomes sight and I see Your face.
Amen.
Bryan Dewayne Dunaway
