Have you ever responded to a knock at the door of your house, to find someone there whom you have never seen before, and to find that he or she is there on business—business in which you have little or no interest? In a moment you must decide: should I ask this person in, or should I turn him away?
Sometimes you may have allowed the stranger into your home, and felt better for showing this little act of kindness. Other times you may have turned the caller away. And have there not been times when you felt you have missed something in turning someone away?
Your heart has a door also, a door at which there are many callers. One Person is knocking at the door of your heart now, a Person who can give you new life if you will bid Him welcome. It is the Lord Jesus Christ, and as He knocks He speaks: "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me." Rev. 3:20.
Will you answer His knock? The handle is on the inside of the door; you must open it. Let Him in, and you will never regret having welcomed Him.