01/06/2024
*ANCHOR (⚓) – NIFES’ Daily Devotional*
*Date:* *Saturday 1st June, 2024.*
*Topic:* *THE CLARION CALL*
*Bible Reading:* *Zechariah 1:1-5*
*Word For Today:*
*“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.” Revelation 3:20 ESV*
*Inspiring Commentary:*
In a civilized society where the law is respected, a tenant can sue his/her landlord and claim damages, for intruding into his/her apartment without permission. As long as the tenancy terms are not violated, the tenant has legal right of ownership of the apartment which must be respected, even by the landlord who built the house.
If men are thoughtful enough to enact and maintain laws in order to ensure that there is justice, fairness and peace in the society, as illustrated in the Landlord-tenant relationship above, it will be unreasonable to think that our God will just intrude into the lives of people without seeking their permission. Psalm 115:16 says, “The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s; but the earth He has given to the children of men.” It is on this premise that even when we go astray from God’s path and plan, He only beckons on us and allows us to willingly decide to return to Him or not. Just as He sent Prophet Zechariah to call on His people to repent and return to Him, God is still knocking at the door of the heart of every sinner and backsliding believer today, to open to Him.
There are many things seeking to sit on the throne of our hearts. Let us remember that we don’t have eternity to make a decision to return from the wrong path. One minute lived in disobedience to God is the most dangerous moment in the life of anyone. Whenever the Holy Spirit beckons on us to return, we should promptly obey. We must check ourselves to find the areas where our walk with the Lord is being replaced by other things. Let’s pay attention to what the Holy Spirit is pointing our attention to.