Invite Jesus into Your Heart
"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the
door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me." Rev. 3:20
"How willing is Christ to take possession of the soul temple if we will let Him!
He is represented as waiting and knocking at the door of the heart. Then why does He
not enter? It is because the love of sin has closed the door of the heart. As soon as
we consent to give sin up, to acknowledge our guilt, the barrier is removed between the
soul and the Saviour." 1SM 325
"I saw that many have so much rubbish piled up at the door of their heart that
they cannot get the door open. Some have difficulties between them-selves and their
brethren to remove. Others have evil tempers, selfish covetousness, to remove before they
can open the door. Others have rolled the world before the door of their heart, which bars
the door. All this rubbish must be taken away, and then they can open the door and welcome
the Saviour in." 1T 143
"The expulsion of sin is the act of the soul itself. True, we have no power to
free ourselves from Satan's control; but when we desire to be set free from sin, and in
our great need cry out for a power out of and above ourselves, the powers of the soul are
imbued with the divine energy of the Holy Spirit, and they obey the dictates of the will
in fulfilling the will of God." DA 466
"Humble yourselves before God, and make an earnest effort to empty the soul temple
of all rubbish - all envyings, all jealousies, all suspicions, all faultfindings. 'Cleanse
your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double-minded.' James 4:8." 5T 163
How do I do this? Pray, Lord, here is my heart, with all my heart sins, - my
resentment, my bitterness, my hatred, my blaming others for my sins of irritation and
impatience - or whatever is in your heart. Take my heart and cleanse me from all sin and
create in me a new heart and come into my life and empower me by your Holy Spirit. Jesus
can do it today if we will surrender all to Him.
"If we ask Him, the Lord will give us the Holy Spirit to cleanse the habitation of
the soul; for every room of the temple of God must be entered and purified." RH
9-10-1895
"When one is fully emptied of self, when every false god is cast out of the
soul, the vacuum is filled by the inflowing of the Spirit of Christ. Such a one has the
faith that purifies the soul from defilement. He is conformed to the Spirit, and he minds
the things of the Spirit. He has no confidence in self. Christ is all and in all." GW
287
If we realize our lost condition there is no need to feel discouraged. God has a
wonderful plan to save us and to give us power to live the sanctified life. We must
discover His plan and then cooperate with Him.
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