Monday Devotion

Devotion

 

Dinner with God

Revelation 3:20

“Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door I will come in to him and will dine with, and he with Me.”

 

Reflecting on my life, I thought of all the times the Lord has come to my rescue. I sat in my chair remembering the countless times I felt His hand upon my heart calming it through the pain of abuse and the brokenness of rejection. I could envision me sitting at a table and there across from me was a man, that man was Jesus. He talked with me in a gentle yet firm voice of compassion as He told me of His promises for a better life. We sipped on tea and ate a wonderful meal as He explained the Father’s love so personal for me.  As I listened I was in awe of the command of each word He spoke that captured my attention. The sound of His voice soothed my anxious thoughts and brought a smile to my face. Somehow I knew that this Man, Jesus, was my hope and my freedom.

 

Suddenly I was back into reality and a tear formed in my eye. The thought of having dinner with Jesus and being able to talk with Him face to face overwhelmed me with emotions. Oh how wonderful it would be to have dinner with God, Himself, and listen to Him tell me the stories of the scriptures and hear His voice speak the words “I love you”. How awestruck I would be to know I was in the presence of the Almighty, my Creator, my King, and the One who gave His life for me. I would reach for His hands and take a deep breath as He showed His nail scared wrists and knowing those scares were for me, I would cry from the depth of my heart.

 

 I don’t know that I would really be able to say much, for once I might be speechless, because I would want to absorb every word that He spoke like a sponge soaking up the ocean. But if I did speak, I wonder what I would say. I wonder if I would have questions for Him.  I wonder if the questions would even matter at that point. I wonder if all I could do was admire, praise, and worship Him because of the love that shines in His eyes for me. Having dinner with Him, would mean to me that I was special because He only sups with those He has relationships with. Sharing His table, His bread, His water, would be like sharing in His very life of sacrifice. I wouldn’t want the dinner to end. I wouldn’t want our time to end. I would want the moments to last forever because the peace and security that I feel in His presence would be the most amazing feeling in my life.

 

The Lord does call us to dine with Him. He says He will dine with those who will open the door to let Him in.  We have the opportunity to sup with our Lord every single day.  He is in our presence “Now” and we can be in awe of who He is. He is with us; He does fill us with His peace. He has sent you an invitation to dine with Him written in blood. He loves you and wants a relationship with you. RSVP, yes, today and enjoy your meal. The Savior is waiting to tell you personally of His life He has died to give you, for your opportunity to live eternally with Him.

So dine with God today, enjoy the words He speaks to your heart and the comfort He brings to your life.