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If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in … — Revelation 3:20We recently had some people visit our home. My wife and I wanted to have it all cleaned up and nice before our guests arrived, but one thing after another happened and we didn’t get all the cleaning done we wanted to. They had to see it as it really was.Deep inside we want to clean up for Jesus. But somehow that never works. We want Jesus in the nice clean living room, but He walks right in and asks to open the closet,…

But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. — Revelation 3:17Don’t we hope this verse applies to somebody else? I just finished reading a great book on marketing, Waiting for Your Cat to Bark? The authors do a beautiful job explaining how marketing works. They use the example of the BMW. They explain how BMW markets to the belief that powerful men buy this ultimate road handling machine. Of course, the advertisers are creating an illusion. A car does not make you powerful. But customers are willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars…