Evening, April 25
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“If any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him.”
Revelation 3:20
What is your desire this evening? Is it set upon heavenly things?
Do you long to enjoy the high doctrine of eternal love? Do you desire
liberty in very close communion with God? Do you aspire to know the
heights, and depths, and lengths, and breadths? Then you must draw
near to Jesus; you must get a clear sight of him in his preciousness
and completeness; you must view him in his work, in his offices, in
his person. He who understands Christ, receives an anointing from
the Holy One, by which he knows all things. Christ is the great master-key
of all the chambers of God; there is no treasure-house of God which
will not open and yield up all its wealth to the soul that lives near
to Jesus. Are you saying, “O that he would dwell in my bosom”? “Would that he would make my heart his dwelling-place forever”? Open the door, beloved, and he will come into your souls. He has
long been knocking, and all with this object, that he may sup with
you, and you with him. He sups with you because you find the house or the heart, and you with him because he brings the provision. He could not sup with you if it
were not in your heart, you finding the house; nor could you sup with
him, for you have a bare cupboard, if he did not bring provision with
him. Fling wide, then, the portals of your soul. He will come with
that love which you long to feel; he will come with that joy into
which you cannot work your poor depressed spirit; he will bring the
peace which now you have not; he will come with his flagons of wine
and sweet apples of love, and cheer you till you have no other sickness
but that of “love o'erpowering, love divine.” Only open the door to him, drive out his enemies, give him the keys
of your heart, and he will dwell there forever. Oh, wondrous love,
that brings such a guest to dwell in such a heart!