The Empty Chair at Your Table
The chair is already pulled out. The question is: will you invite Him in?
"Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with Me." — Revelation 3:20 (NIV)
Every table tells a story.
Birthday candles, late-night study snacks, tear-stained coffee mugs. Yet the most important seat often remains empty—the one reserved for Jesus. He doesn’t demand the head place; He waits to be invited. And when we pull out the chair, the menu changes from leftovers to Living Bread.
Revelation 3:20 isn’t a threat; it’s a dinner invitation. The King of the universe chooses to dine with the ordinary, to share our everyday bread and butter moments. When He sits down:
- Bitter memories are seasoned with grace.
- Lonely leftovers become communion.
- Stolen appetites are restored with the Bread that never runs out.
Three ways to set a place for Jesus today:
- Place-setting Prayer
Before the first bite, whisper, “Jesus, this meal is Yours.” The table becomes an altar. - Conversation Courses
Talk to Him about the day’s highs and lows as naturally as you’d text a friend. - Leftover Love
Share what’s on your plate—time, talent, treasure—with someone who needs a taste of His kindness.
The chair is already pulled out. The question is: will you invite Him in?
Pray:
Jesus, thank You for wanting to sit at my table. I open the door of my heart and my day. Come in, dine with me, and turn every ordinary moment into holy communion. Amen. 🍽️✨
Believe:
Believe that when Jesus is invited, scarcity becomes surplus and isolation becomes intimacy.
Receive:
Receive the Guest who brings the feast.
Pray. Believe. Receive.
Where every table becomes holy ground.
