In the presence of Christ

Revelation 3:20 (NLT)

20 “Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends.

In this verse Christ tells us He is ready to draw near to those who are willing to listen. He wants to have a kind visit that includes His love, mercy and grace. Man by his nature of sin shuts the door to Christ. Christ however does not walk away. Instead Christ calls to them and He moves them with the Holy Spirit by knocking at the door of their heart. Those who open their heart to Christ will enjoy His fellowship. In their repentance they will delight and enjoy sharing intimate time with Christ.

There is  a song performed by Christian artists called In Christ Alone, by Getty and Townend 2001 Kingsway Music . Let these lyrics be of encouragement to you:

 In Christ alone my hope is found

 He is my light, my strength, my song

 This Cornerstone, this solid ground

 Firm through the fiercest drought and storm

 What heights of love, what depths of peace

 When fears are stilled, when strivings cease

 My Comforter, my All in All

 Here in the love of Christ I stand

 In Christ alone, who took on flesh

 Fullness of God in helpless babe

 This gift of love and righteousness

 Scorned by the ones He came to save

 'Til on that cross as Jesus died

 The wrath of God was satisfied

 For every sin on Him was laid

 Here in the death of Christ I live

There in the ground His body lay,

Light of the world by darkness slain;

Then bursting forth in glorious day,

Up from the grave He rose again!

And as He stands in victory,

Sin's curse has lost its grip on me;

For I am His and He is mine—

Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

No guilt in life, no fear in death—

This is the pow'r of Christ in me;

From life's first cry to final breath,

Jesus commands my destiny.

No pow'r of hell, no scheme of man,

Can ever pluck me from His hand;

Till He returns or calls me home—

Here in the pow'r of Christ I'll stand.