Do you feel like there is a wall between you and God? This experience is reflected very often in the Psalms. So, you are not alone in this. Picture that wall. In this wall is a door that Jesus put there for you to escape. Jesus says, “If you knock at that door and you keep on knocking the door will be opened”. But now we need some perspective. The purpose of a wall is to enclose something or keep something out. So, I want you to imagine not just the one wall, but four walls, a room, and you are standing at the door of that room. Now, my question is, which side of the wall do you imagine yourself to be? Are you inside or outside? Maybe you imagine that God has enclosed himself in some sacred space and you are trying to get into that space, but you feel like you are being shut out. This is a common feeling, but it does not reflect the reality of the situation. You are right in feeling that there is a wall and a door in that wall that you need to knock at. But you have perhaps not had the perspective to see where you are. God isn’t inside keeping you out. You are inside and God wants you to come out. God has not shut us out. We have shut ourselves in. Jesus put the door there. He wants to set us free; but do you want that? You declare your desire by knocking, that is, by seeking God. To seek God is to escape from the confines of our unwilling heart.
Ask God to draw you closer to him.
Read Psalm 123 and Matthew 7:7-11.
