It’s Up To You

It’s Up to You

“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man
hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him.”

Revelation 3:20 KJV

Perhaps you’ve seen Holman Hunt’s painting of Jesus. Stone archway . . . ivycovered bricks . . . Jesus standing before a heavy wooden door.

It was in a Bible I often held as a young boy. Beneath the painting were the words, “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him.”

Years later I read about a surprise in the painting. Holman Hunt had intentionally left out something that only the most careful eye would note as missing. I had not noticed it. When I was told about it I went back and looked. Sure enough, it wasn’t there. There was no doorknob on the door. It could be opened only from the inside. . . .

God comes to your house, steps up to the door, and knocks. But it’s up to you to let him in.

And the Angels Were Silent