That all too familiar artistic rendering of Jesus standing outside a door gently knocking created to represent the Scripture found in Revelation 3:20 has, I believe, somewhat distorted how we see the Lord's pursuit of us.
Sure, His calling to us is often in a still small voice, a nudging of the Holy Spirit...but I'm thinking that if we're not listening, many times His pursuit of us can be a passionate in your face kind of experience where a life-challenging curveball or unexpected right-hand turn forces you to STOP. You are then put in a place where you have two choices: acknowledge the Lord in your life...or not. Take Him seriously...or not. He will spew the lukewarm out of His mouth (Revelations 3:16).
This applies to both the unredeemed and the child of God. He pursues both...one with the desire to establish a relationship and the other to deepen the relationship (there is such a thing as a lukewarm Christian).
His passion for you is so intense that He will continually pursue you, both subtly and with great fervor, to get a choice out of you.
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