What does it mean to "recieve" Jesus?

"Would you like to receive Jesus into your heart?" We hear this so often that we don't even think about it anymore. However, looking into Scripture, what does "recieving Christ" mean?

First, let's understand WHO it is that we are "recieving."

The Word is Jesus. He is God, he has existed since the beginning of all things. He existed before everything, before the angelic beings were created, before heaven was created. This is He whom we recieve!
1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning.

Everything in heaven, and on earth, was made through him.
All the power, thrones, dominion, principalities and authority in heaven and on earth, the most glorious, holy and powerful archangels, seraphim, cherubin and other angelic beings were made through him.
Heaven was made through him.
Earth was made through him.
All the mountains, seas, stars, planets, universe and solar systems were made through him.
Every living creature in the sky, on earth, and below earth was made through him.
All the plants and living things were made through him.
Nothing in this Universe would have life if not FOR Him, because life comes FROM Him.
This is HIM whom we recieve!
3Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4In him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.

We, the world, did not recognize the One through whom the world was made, even when he walked among us! This is whom we recieve!
10He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.

The Word was God, who was made flesh, and He lived and walked among men. This is whom we recieve!
14The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only,[d] who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

He came to his own people, but they did not recieve Him.
11He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.

For all that did recieve him, he gave the right to become children of God.
For all that believed in His name, which is above every other name in heaven and on earth, he gave the right to become children of God.
12Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— 13children born not of natural descent,[c] nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.

This word "recieve", what does it mean?
If the President of the most powerful country were to come to our homes today and stay with us, how would we recieve him?

Would we just talk to him for 5 mins and give him honour, then spend the rest of our time ignoring him, giving no thought to him, or going about our lives as if he never came and stayed with us? Will we, after 5 mins of talking to him, go watch TV, go on with our lives with our family, go shopping, etc. and leave him sitting on our sofa by himself?

No, of course not! We would devote our entire attention to him! We would want to get to know him. We want to know who he is, why he came, what he demands of us, we spend our day and night honouring him and serving him and being with him. We do everything for him. We put our own lives aside just to serve his needs, because he is the President, the most important man on the face of the earth and he comes and lives with us for awhile.

Now when, when we are talking about Jesus, whom are we talking about? He is Lord of the Universe, God of the angels, who bow down and cover their faces in light of His Glory and cry out in worship "Holy Holy Holy!" We would fall down and violently tremble in fear, paralyzed, if even one of the least of these angels were to appear to us in their own form, and yet, when the King of Glory comes we "recieve" him as an accessory to our life, as a cherry topping on top of our ice cream to make our lives better?

No! We recieve the King of Glory by bowing low, by serving Him with all of our lives, by living on his every command, and seeking his pleasure and approval! We will not be concerned for our own comfort, well-being and lives even, but seek to do whatever He wills! We will give up everything in our lives to serve him!

That, I think, is what it means to recieve Jesus.