Turn the Knob

You hand is on the door, but you must now choose to turn the knob and enter within. With the gift of freewill that choice is always yours.

Change frightens us. It is easier to remain where you have grown accustomed than to move into unfamiliar territory. If you are not ready, then remove your hand and walk away. If you are ready to trust God, even when He does not come in the way you expect, then stay at the door and turn the knob.

Turn the knob and open the door to a new life, a new landscape, and a renewed mindset. Turn the knob and open the door to healing, salvation, restoration of fellowship with God, the fullness and gifts of the Spirit and your restoration.

Your entry into this new level might seem lonely at times but it’s not a lonesome road, Spirit is with you every step of the way because it is only through His power that your life will be changed.

Please remember that even though you cross that threshold your transformation is not instantaneous. It is a process and the speed at which transformation happens is dependent on you. Furthermore, this is bespoke reprogramming, so your journey may be similar to someone else’s, but it is never the same and it’s certainly never corporate.

You may not feel the transforming power as it is taking place but know that once you enter within, Spirit begins to work at effecting that change. To effect this inner change is to go deep within the inner parts of your being, where the Holy Spirit dwells within your born again self.

The Kingdom of God is within you and this truth has nothing to do with your outward appearance but is all about your inner parts, your essence, your soul and your spirit.

1 Samuel 16:7 (NASB) states that “God does not see as man sees, since man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” He looks at your heart, not your physical heart but that place that Psalm 103 verse one describes as “all my inmost being”, it is the location of the deepest activity of Spirit.

“…though our outer person is decaying, yet our inner person is being renewed day by day.” – 2 Corinthians 4:16 (NASB)

It is daily renewal

“To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” – Colossians 1:27 (NIV)

It is a revealing of Christ in you

Inside the heart of every believer is the Kingdom, the Power, the Glory, the Treasure (see Matthew 13:44), the Light (see John 8:12), the Spirit of the Son (see Galatians 4:6) and the Spirit of the Father (see Romans 8:11).

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Amen †

Shelley Johnson “Turn the Knob” © February 23 & 24, 2025