Revival is the Hinge on our Heart's Door!

Have you ever tried to open a passageway that doesn't have a door on it? Maybe it's a large boulder rolled in front of a cavelike opening in a mountain. You struggle...you heave...you work to make it happen! It could be a sliding door that just gets jammed up with frequent use...maybe off track a bit...maybe grime and dirt is keeping it from opening freely. It could be a trap door that is hidden in a bookcase...containing valuable things...locked with a secret code.

Our human hearts can have boulders rolled acros their entrances. They can have the dirt of the world keeping them from opening to God's holy touch. They can be jammed up, off track, or even locked with a code that we are unwilling to share with others. We hide things away that we want to protect...our valuables...our silly little idols that we cherish so!

When Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock" (Revelation 3:20) I believe that He stands at a door that has a hinge on it. A door that swings freely to usher His presence into your life. A door that is easy to open from the inside. A door that welcomes the person and love of Jesus, our Savior and Lord!

Revival is the hinge on the door of our hearts! It swings wide to usher the Word of the living God into our hearts, to transform us from the inside out! His Word is fresh and new each day...let the hinge swing freely...let the truth release you from your chains and reignite a passion for Christ that you have never known before.

Let Revival begin in my heart, O God. Let revival begin in Des Moines at Valley Church this month. May the presence of your Holy Spirit rock your Sanctuary!