Open Door Policy

For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

(Matthew 6:14-15)

Do you have an open-door policy with those around you? Do others feel safe to come to you to talk . . . to share . . . to vent?

When the apostles asked Jesus to teach them to pray, it was because they saw the power of an intimate relationship with the Father. Abba, had a caring and loving concern for Jesus as He does for us. But that realtionship is based upon a humble and forgivng heart! When in His presence, one must realize how messed up we really are . . .

As Isaiah said when in God's presence: Woe is me! (Isaiah 6:5)

Can others come to us seeking and finding forgiveness?

Can they knock on our doors and find an open heart?

Or do they expect arrogance . . . hardness . . . selfishness?

So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

(Luke 11:9-10)

The apostles asked for a model prayer because they saw the power of an intimate relationship between Jesus and the Father. Do others see that in us?

Do they experience our prayers? Do they sense our dependence upon our DADDY? Can they expect an open door policy when approaching us?

May I encourage you to make a personal praye based upon the Model prayer? (Matthew 6:9-13)Challenge those in your sphere of influence to do the same. Let's see if our hearts are not changed a bit as we then approach God and others?