THE KNOCKER

TOPIC: THE KNOCKER

SCRIPTURE: 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 - Revelation 3:20

KEY THOUGHT: Godly reminders are necessary to be in alignment with God.

From our anchor Scripture we see Jesus been introduced to us as the Knocker. Knocking involves making a sound so as to create attention and awareness. This is a supernatural sound made in the realm of the spirit to get the attention of our spirit and soul.
In the realm of the spirit there are protocols and order. God is never disorderly in what He does. There is a way God approaches people and there is a way the devil approaches people. Because the devil is a thief, he will always bump into men but not God. Although God created us, He still has to knock and wait to be invited in before He enters into our hearts. He still values your will.
Even though He created the space in your heart for Himself, He still doesn’t force Himself into that space. You are the one to decide if and when He should come in or not.
Today, i share with you five types of knockings you will hear or get from the Lord:
1. The knock of conviction: Jesus through the Holy Spirit knocks at our hearts to reveal the sin and mistakes in us. This comes normally as a correction, a rebuke or persuassion but all coated in His love. This brings us to our kneels and we repent. I remember once i was walking in sin and God used my mom to preach to me; i broke in tears and surrendered all to Jesus. Since that day i keep growing in my walk with my Lord and King. Even today, the Holy Ghist deals with me. There are countless times He has knocked at my door to show me mistakes, to correct me. Most of these moments i cry, repent, hid to these corrections and reallign to follow.
2. The knock of attention: There are times God knocks just to get your attention. This is meant to help you break out of distracrions and give you focus.
3. The knock for correction: God knocks through our conscience 1 John 3:20 says that "For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things." As a child of God He knocks at your heart to correct you. He roughens your spirit with holy judgement and you begin to see that what you did is not godly.
4.  The knock for hunger: Amos 8:11 says that "Behold, days are coming," declares the Lord GOD, "When I will send a famine on the land, Not a famine for bread or a thirst for water, But rather for hearing the words of the LORD." God is knocking at the spirit of men more than ever creating in them appetite for His word in them.
5. The knocks of reminder: This is almost linked to the former but in this it is a knock to remind you of who you are. I have been here many times that i find myself in places and it looks as if i am blending with the system and the Lord will just knock at my heart to remind me that i am not like them. Also this reminder is the alarm of the spirit that reminds us of commitment unto God. It generally pulls us into fellowship with the Father. You will feel the Holy Spirit knocking at your heart beckoning on you to come and pray, worship, study the Bible, talk to someone about Jesus. This comes as an urge and if not responded to wont stop.
We all at different phases in our walk with the Lord will always get knocks from our Lord to bring us into union and fellowship with Him.
Finally, never be too busy not to respond to the knockings of God on your spirit. Don't postpone, do it now.

WHAT TO DO: Begin to respond to the knocks of the Lord at your spirit today.

PRAYER: O Lord, i begin to respond to You more than ever in Jesus' Name.

QUOTES: "There is a sweet knock of the Spirit that compels locked or merely closed doors to open" - Dr. Joel Dabbas

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