Your worldliness does not incline you to throw wide open the door of your hard hearts at the knock of Jesus, who is seeking an entrance there. The Lord of glory, who has redeemed you by His own blood, waited at your doors for admittance; but you did not throw them open wide and welcome Him in. Some opened the door slightly and permitted a little light from His presence to enter, but did not welcome the heavenly Visitor. There was not room for Jesus. The place which should have been reserved for Him was occupied with other things. Jesus entreated you: “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.” There was a work for you to do to open the door. For a time you felt inclined to hear and open the door; but even this inclination departed, and you failed to secure the communion with the heavenly Guest which it was your privilege to have. Some, however, opened the door and heartily welcomed their Saviour. {2T 216.3}

[Jeres verdslighed gør jer ikke tilbøjelige til at lukke døren til jeres hårde hjerter vidt op for Jesus, som banker på og søger at komme derind. Herlighedens herre, som har genløst jer med sit eget blod, ventede ved jeres døre på at få adgang; men I åbnede dem ikke vidt op og bød ham velkommen ind. Nogle åbnede døren lidt og tillod en smule lys fra hans åsyn at komme derind, men bød ikke den himmelske besøgende velkommen. Der var ikke plads til Jesus. Den plads, der skulle have været forbeholdt ham, var optaget af andre ting. Jesus bad jer indstændigt: »Om nogen hører min røst og åbner døren, da vil jeg gå ind til ham og holde nadver med ham og han ned mig.« Der var en gerning for jer at gøre med at åbne døren. I nogen tid følte I jer tilbøjelige til at høre og (217) til at åbne døren; men selv denne tilbøjelighed veg bort og I forsømte at sikre jer det samfund med den himmelske gæst, som det var jeres forret at opnå. Der var imidlertid nogle, som åbnede døren og af hjertet bød deres frelser velkommen. Vejl f menigh bd. 1 side 75-76]