Crestwood Church Blog

“Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends.”
Revelation 3:20

I am sure most of us have been stuck outside our house or car, because we have forgotten or lost our keys. Apart from the obvious embarrassment, the solution can often result in costing quite a bit of money. A new lock, a broken window, either way damage results in a real cost.

I wonder if we have ever thought about the cost of loosing our keys which give us access to God.

Jesus stands at the door of our lives and knocks, asking for access to make himself real to us and to help us, in many ways. Sometimes as the doctor to heal the heart, mind or the body. Sometimes as the teacher to instruct us and to guide us. Sometimes as a true friend so we can just spend some time with him and sometimes as Almighty God, to bring purity, strength and power. What access are we prepared to give him, how often do we turn the key and pretend to not be in and hide behind the sofa?

Each time we do this we are engaging in a very dangerous game. Hiding the key or just ignoring the door bell eventually leads to a key that becomes redundant and that can easily be mislaid or lost or forgotten about.

When we became a believer in Christ it was the same as saying, here is the key to my life, come in whenever you want and change what you want, and guide me when I am going wrong and give me direction for the future among other things.

If we keep locking the door we prevent the Eternal all knowing one from helping us and being real to us, and risk loosing a close relationship that we know we cannot do without.

Life throws so much at us and as a church we will always face problems as well as in our individual lives. Sometimes the problems we face are life’s cause and effect. But some of the problems we face are because we have shut the door and bolted it and turned the key, and as much as God wants to help us, we have said not today, not this week, not this... Lost keys lead to broken windows, they can be repaired but they cost. Our lives don’t have to remain broken; unlock the door.

If Jesus Christ is LORD, then let him have access as LORD and not as some stranger who we meet from time to time on a Sunday.

The Lord Jesus has so much to show us and teach us and help us, we can't possibly do without him, he is not some door to door salesman who wants to sell us some product that we forget about the day after we buy it. He is one who has the keys to eternal life, for this life, for everyday truth and for lasting satisfaction.

Live with the key on the outside of our lives saying “Come in Lord Jesus.”

Andy H

Labels: Keys, Lost, Repair, satisfaction