No doorknob on the door

"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him." (Revelation 3:20 KJV)

 
Perhaps you've seen Holman Hunt's painting of Jesus. Stone archway...ivy-covered bricks...Jesus standing before a heavy wooden door.

It was in a Bible I often held as a young boy. Beneath the painting were the words, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him."

Years later I read about a surprise in the painting. Holman Hunt had intentionally left out something that only the most careful eye would note as missing. I had not noticed it. When I was told about it I went back and looked. Sure enough, it wasn't there. There was no doorknob on the door. It could only be opened from the inside....

God comes to your house, steps up to the door, and knocks.

But it's up to you to let him in. 

OAKHILLS CHURCH by Max Lucado © 2000 - 2007. All rights reserved. Excerpted from And The Angels Were Silent (Please include this line to forward the message).