Revelation 3:20
Revelation 3:20 “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears
My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he
with Me."
Behold, I stand at the door and knock
Jesus presents Himself as standing outside a house and
knocking on the door. When Jesus approaches this house, He finds the door
shut. He takes the initiative to break down the barrier to
fellowship. His "knock" is His initiative to break that
barrier.
If anyone hears My voice and opens the door
Jesus invites us into fellowship with Him not only with
His hand by knocking but with His voice. Jesus appeals to those
inside the house by His knock. It is their responsibility to open the
door. Jesus cannot fellowship with those inside the house unless they invite
Him in.
The "if" in the Greek indicates that Jesus is
waiting on our choice. He will not compel fellowship by
force. He will not break down the door of your heart to have fellowship
with you.
I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me
Jesus argues in the previous verse that He disciplines
the Laodicean Christians because He loves them. He speaks to Christians
who grew lukewarm in their ardor for fellowship with Him. Now He states that
He wants fellowship with them.
The word "dine" means to eat the chief meal of
the day. Here Jesus speaks of spiritual dining (1 Co 11:25). Jesus
appeals here to Christians, not non-Christians. He appeals to them for intimate,
prolonged fellowship. He wants to get personal with us. The
Creator and Sustainer of the Universe wants fellowship with each and every
Christian. Especially, this is an invitation to those who are lukewarm to
come back to Him. Jesus asks carnal Christians for their fellowship.
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