Knock knock.
Who’s there?
Really God? Why did you plant a knock knock joke in my head when I planned to be all serious about Jesus as the door to our true life? The door to how You created us to be…from before we were formed in the womb…
The door to YOU…
Knock, knock.
Ask and it shall be given to you.
Seek and you will find.
Knock and the door will be opened.
So Father I ASK You to open the door to my heart Lord … to SEE You.
ASK – ask, seek, knock – I literally just saw the order ASK, ask, seek, knock. How many years have I been reading Matthew 7:7? Thank You, Father, for continuing to reveal new insight into Your beautiful, life-giving Word.
Knock, knock…
Who’s there?
Your daughter…May I come in?
[ Ask, Seek, Knock ] “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7
Thank You, Father. And the words – the door will be opened to you – invites me in. How do I begin to thank You for your invitation?
For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. Matthew 7:8
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name. Psalm 100:4 (NIV)
Thanksgiving!
Praise!
I give thanks and praise Your Holy Name, Father God. So many glorious, godly attributes to praise and be grateful for, Father…
Adonai, The God Who Rules
Elohim, The Strong Creator God
Jehovah, LORD, the Self-Existing One, The Relational God
El Shaddai, Lord God Almighty, The All – Sufficient One, The God who is More Than Enough.
El Elyon, The Most High God
Jehovah Jireh, The Lord Will Provide
Jehovah Nissi, The Lord my Banner
Jehovah Rophe, The Lord Who Heals
Immanuel, God With Us…JESUS
“From cover to cover, the Bible offers us insights into Jesus’s character and purpose…(to) give us a deeper and clearer glimpse into the One who has come as Immanuel to be the living fulfillment and manifestation of all God’s names,” says Dr. Tony Evans in his book, The Power of God’s Names.
Thank You, Father God, for the descriptions of Your character and purpose. I want to know You, all aspects You choose to reveal. And I praise Your Holy Name for sending Your Son, Jesus, to open the door for me – and so many others – to come close to You.
20 Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. 21 To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne.
The door stays unlocked from both sides! So grateful that we can knock; that he can knock and we can answer. Thanks for this, Susan.
Thanks so much, Susan for posting this. What an encouragement to keep going and remember that we don’t have a God Who is far away, or not listening or too busy….Our God is Abba, Dad.
So happy to find my way back here.
Blessings from Holland,
Jasmine
Jasmine, yes ma’am. And I thank God He is near-for all of us. Hugs from Dallas. Susan
Knock Knock.
Who’s There?
Me.
Me Who?
Me Who liked this blog post!
😉 Visiting from #106 at the #raralinkup
Knock knock! Come on in!
I love all the names of God, Susan! They elevate God to where His rightful place in my life. Didn’t know you hosted a linkup! I’ll add your button to my blog and pop on over this Friday!
Amen. He’s always seeking, always knocking on our heart’s door, always longing to be our Savior, Healer, Comforter.
I’m so grateful He loves us so!
I love the idea of being a daughter knocking at the door of the Lord. Such a beautiful picture. Thanks for hosting!
Too much fun with the knock knock joke! There is a beautiful picture at LifeWay that I love where Jesus is at the door but there is not door knob on his side, because he is waiting for us to open the door to him. Thanks for sharing and for hosting 🙂
Ah, I love His names here! A friend challenged me recently to pray to the name that speaks most closely to my heart. It’s intimate….relational, so much more than just a big God with better things to do than listen to little human me:) Thanks Susan and I hope your weekend is wonderful!
Meg, that’s magnificent! How close He wants us to come blows my mind. Hugs! Susan
Hi Susan – It was so nice to meet you last night at CWIMA. God is so awesome. The scheduled post today from Sow & Gather is on Matthew 7:7 – Perfect timing. Glad we could Linkup. (PS – Hope you had a great work out this morning!)
Yes, victorious with Jesus ~ let’s do it! Loved the ASK part. Had never seen it myself, Susan. Too cool. Have a wonderful, victorious weekend.
Yes it is when revelation comes!
I love how you started this post. I’m knocking at my Father’s door and He always receives me with open arms. It’s amazing to think that He also knocks on my door! Wonderful post!
Thanks Valerie. Yes, isn’t it wonderful when revelation comes and we SEE Him standing there waiting for us?!
Susan, what a touching post. <3 I did a study on the names of God years ago, and ever since, I've been intrigued by all of the many names God's given Himself. I love coming across them in my Bible reading. And, in the last year, I've started using an NLT Bible, and I love how the names are sometimes expressed differently in that translation. Makes me think about them in new ways. 🙂 Loved this, thanks for sharing. 🙂
Brenda, yes it is so wonderful to see all the different aspects of God as expressed through His many names. And we still have SO MUCH to learn! YEA! I’ll have to get the NLT to see even more…Thanks for sharing that gift with me. Hugs. Susan
P.S. I have some knocking to do and I am trusting God to be faithful. Thank you so much for encouraging my soul this morning Susan.
Susan, it seems like the linkup is closed. For some reason it is not showing the button. 😉 Just thought you would want a heads up!
Thanks! It should be fixed now.
I love reading the names of God and thinking about how each one applies to my life. Thank you for sharing those today! Oh and by the way, I tried to link up, but the linky tool isn’t showing up on my computer for some reason. Just wanted to let you know. I didn’t want you to think I was being unsociable:) Heehee. Blessings, friend!
Kristine, thanks for the heads up-I think it is fixed. SORRY! (Tried the voting option, it cut it off at one hour instead of starting the voting in an hour. NOT doing that anymore, huh? Susan
I need this beautiful reminder that God is right at hand, and the list of His Names only serves to reinforce all that He is and can do! Blessings, Susan!
Fabulous that He sent you here to get your reminder, huh, Michele? I love to see how God works through us. And thanks for letting me know it touched your heart and provided you what you needed to day. Hugs, Susan
Hello Susan, sometimes life can be overwhelming! Maybe we forget too soon how to actually knock and wait to receive. I love the refreshment today. You have made my day.
Hugs and kisses
Blessings to you Susan
Hugs and kisses and blessings to you, Ifeoma. Made your day ~ thank You, LORD! Hugs back, Susan
Susan,
So thankful that the Lord opens the door when I knock, and He answers and provides when I ask, and I find Him when I seek Him. He is God with us (Immanuel)…not an elusive, uninvolved Lord. I love all the different names for Him and how each aspect of His character meets every single one of our needs. How cool is that?! Thanks for a lovely reminder this am!
Blessings,
Bev
Yes Bev! It comforts us and lets us be secure in our relationship with Him, doesn’t it?