If any man hear my voice
"If any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to
him." - Revelation 3:20


What is your desire this evening? Is it set upon heavenly things?
Do you long to enjoy the high doctrine of eternal love? Do you
desire liberty in very close communion with God? Do you aspire to
know the heights, and depths, and lengths, and breadths? Then you
must draw near to Jesus; you must get a clear sight of him in his
preciousness and completeness: you must view him in his work, in
his offices, in his person. He who understands Christ, receives
an anointing from the Holy One, by which he knows all things.
Christ is the great master-key of all the chambers of God: there
is no treasure-house of God which will not open and yield up all
its wealth to the soul that lives near to Jesus.

Are you saying, "O that he would dwell in my bosom?" "Would that
he would make my heart his dwelling-place for ever?" Open the
door, beloved, and he will come into your souls. He has long been
knocking, and all with this object, that he may sup with you, and
you with him. He sups with you because you find the house or the
heart, and you with him because he brings the provision.

He could not sup with you if it were not in your heart, you
finding the house; nor could you sup with him, for you have a
bare cupboard, if he did not bring provision with him. Fling
wide, then, the portals of your soul. He will come with that love
which you long to feel; he will come with that joy into which you
cannot work your poor depressed spirit; he will bring the peace
which now you have not; he will come with his flagons of wine and
sweet apples of love, and cheer you till you have no other
sickness but that of "love o'erpowering, love divine. " Only open
the door to him, drive out his enemies, give him the keys of your
heart, and he will dwell there for ever. Oh, wondrous love, that
brings such a guest to dwell in such a heart!

“ I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them. “ Hosea 11: 4


“ The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, [saying], Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.” Jermiah 31: 3

” He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me [was] love. Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I [am] sick of love.” Song of Songs 2:4-5


” As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.” John 15 :9


“ Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.” John 14 : 23


" He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?” Romans 8 :32