May 2024
Imagine seeing a FedEx truck suddenly stop at your home. You watch the driver fill his arms with gifts, all of them with your name on them. He approaches your entrance and rings the doorbell.
How do you react? Would you not throw open the door and exclaim, “Please come in! Are all those gifts for me?” Does your curiosity not beg to know what surprises await you in each of those gifts?
In a similar manner in Revelation 3:20 we see Christ in the role of the FedEx driver: “Behold! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door I will come in and dine with him, (bringing gifts).”
One of the benefits we receive when we accept Christ’s invitation and develop a relationship with Him is His eagerness to fill our life with boundless surprises and blessings. September 22, 1989, was the day I listened to the advice of my son and mutual friend, Clint West, and responded to Christ’s invitation. My life has never been the same.
In Jeremiah 29:11 God further tells us, “I know the plans I have for you; plans to give you hope and a future.” Thirty five years later God continues to reveal His never ending plans for me.
Unlike the Fed-ex driver who has no idea wha ...
