Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me. Revelations 3:20
Come in, Dear Jesus. I open the door. I’ve been lonesome but didn’t know it was for you I yearned. Thank you for knocking. I’ve been waiting for you. Make me new. Wash away my sins. I repent of all the mess I’ve made of my life. Change my old habits of thinking, my mistakes and a life of selfishness. Come to me, Lord Jesus. Come in.
I receive you, Jesus. Son of God, I draw you in as water through a straw. I inhale you. I breathe you into my lungs and into every cell of my being. Sweet Holy Spirit, my life absorbs you. The dead, empty spaces are filled with your light. My desiccated cells absorb your living water. The life of your presence restores life in me. Come into my heart and change me. I receive you.
Fill me with your love. I absorb it. I receive it. I permit it to flush away any hatred and bitterness, I let it heal the broken parts of my life. You give your love freely and I take it in. I receive it. Your love sweet on my lips, life-giving on my tongue. Dear Lord, I receive your love.
Send courage, Lord, that stoutness of heart and focus that comes only from you. In me I find only weakness and cowardice, fear of the future, fear of what might happen. I ask for your courage and receive it into my life. I choose to be on your side and allow you to fight my battles. I hide within your strength and take courage in your presence. I receive your courage, Dear Lord. I take it in.
Bless me with faith to move mountains and to remove the mountains of doubt within me. I ask for the grain of faith no bigger than a mustard seed. Plant it within me and let it grow into a mighty tree that can withstand any test and one that provides shelter and shade for others. I receive this gift of faith. I allow you to plant it within my heart.
I need hope. Father, send your gift of hope to my spirit. In the face of troubles and circumstances, the hope within me has withered. The light in my heart has grown dim. Stoke th e flame and let hope rise up in my being. Give me enough hope to believe your promises. Grant me the hope and faith needed to ask for big things from your hand.
Although I am unworthy, I receive you into my life. I lay all that I am at your feet and ask you to recycle it into something better. Come in. Come in. I’m so glad to receive you.
My child, I stood knocking and you have opened the door. As I come into your life, I do not come empty handed. First I forgive you for all the sins and mistakes you have ever made. They are gone—as far from you as the east is from the west. Don’t you feel the lightness of your spirit as the old is cast aside? In my hands I also carry the gifts and fruits of my spirit. I long to bless you with them. I long to fill you will all things good. I dreamed a wonderful dream for your life. Dream it with me. Let’s journey together. Jesus
