Revelation Chapter 3
Verse 20 (God's WordTM)
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20Look, I'm standing at
the
door
and knocking. If anyone listens to my voice and opens the door, I'll
come
in and we'll eat together.
Look, I'm standing at the door and KNOCKING.
This is the door of the church at Laodicea (or your church) and not
necessarily
the heart's door as so many evangelists use this verse. This would
indicate
that there either were lots of deaf Christians or lazy Christians
ignoring
the knocking.
Note, too, that Christ is outside the church (Hebrews
13:12-13). We can go outside the church to be with him individually
OR the members of the church can invite Him in to be with them. He
would
prefer to come inside because He says
If ANYONE (in the church) listens to
my
voice
(knock) and OPENS the DOOR,
There had to be some life in the church in order to hear the voice
(knock)
and open the door - John
5:24-29
and
John
10:24-30. Opening the door is the act of repentance and throwing
all
fleshly things into the dumper -
Galatians
5:19-21.
I'll COME IN and we'll eat together.
As we sit down to eat with Him (His word), His Spirit is there as He
shares
His food (bountiousness of the Father) with us. Then we grow and become
strong Christians. Thus begins the beautiful relationship between the
believer
and the Holy Spirit - Colossians
3:15-17.
One note of warning: James
5:9
indicates those who don't open the door will face the Judge!
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