Jesus Made A Dinner Date With His Sheep

What Did Jesus Do?

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

Jesus is rightly regarded as Savior and Lord, as “the way, the truth, and the life,” as the eternal Word, and the Son of God. But, when he comes seeking us, when he comes to where we are living, and begs entrance into our lives, what Jesus asks us on a dinner date—not a sermon, not a lesson, net even a miracle—just a meal. Well, not just a meal, it is, after all, a date. So we’re talking about a meal, yes, but also a relationship, the beginning of a deep and lasting intimacy with no end, ever. But, make no mistake, Jesus intends for our relationship with him to begin with a meal, so he’s made a diner date with us, his sheep.

Now don’t start fretting on what to serve, Jesus has the menu covered—it’s him. And don’t go all Martha and start rushing around trying to get everything all cleaned up; Jesus planned this date to be a come as we are rendezvous—but we’ll never be the same again. Oh, and, don’t worry about music, when we open the door every voice in heaven commences to sing.

There is no need whatsoever to be anxious, nervous, or even wonder about what to say. Jesus has an amazing gift for making sheep who meet him for the very first time quickly feel as if we’ve always known him, and that he is our one true BFF (which he is). I tell you, just writing about this is making my mouth water, as in I can hardly wait to sup with Jesus again. You see, the dinner date is the start of a love feast that never ends, it goes on and on beyond all reckoning into eternity. It is, truthfully, the Lord’s most earnest desire to dine with us without end.

Finally, if we are his sheep, Jesus wants us to make every meal, whether we are alone, with family, with friends, or in the company of strangers, an incarnation of our first, sacramental date with him. Did you hear something. Oh, it’s Jesus knocking. So what do you say, is it a date?

S.D.G.

Jim
www.jimwilkenministries.org
Marion, NC
PS 37.4