Scripture:
Revelation 3:19-20 “Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent. 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 him, and he with me.”

Observation:
The thing to always remember is this…if I never sense the feeling of being disciplined and rebuked by the Father then I will never experience His love either. Those he loves he also disciplines and rebukes. Rebuke and discipline are the keys to opening the door of our heart for Christ to come back in. Rebuke and discipline are the knocks on the door as a prelude to our response of letting Christ back in to heal us from our fallen state.

Application:
If I always want to experience the Father’s love then I need to keep a responsive heart to his rebuke and discipline.

Prayer:
Father help me to always have an open door on my heart for you to enter as you please.