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JUNE 15
BEHOLD, I STAND AT THE DOOR AND KNOCK

Scripture:  Rev. 3:20 “Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and sup with him, and he with me.”

    The picture in this passage is of the last Church Age, Laodicea.  We see in this letter how far away they have drifted from God.  Jesus is pictured as standing outside of this Church.  Yet He is seeking to gain entrance by knocking on the door.  This Church has drifted so far away that Jesus is not even in the church, but outside seeking for someone to open the door. He wants to come in!  He’s knocking, but it’s up to those on the inside to hear him and open the door.  
     The Preacher’s Outline and Sermon Bible Commentary says “There is the knocking Christ. He stands at the door and knocks. This symbolizes the seeking Christ. Christ has not only come to earth and walked over to man's heart, He knocks upon the heart of man; He actively seeks to enter man's heart. He knocks and knocks at the door of man's heart and He refuses to give up. He keeps on knocking and knocking for man to open up and let Him in. Christ knocks so much that a person has to either open up or deaden his ears to the knock.
     Christ tells them that if any man hear his voice and opens the door that he will come in.  There will be provision when He comes in.  There will be fellowship when He is invited in.  The Laodicean church didn’t realize that they needed anything.  They thought that they had everything they needed, but they did not have Jesus!  Do you know Him today, dear friend?  Can you hear Him knocking?  Can you hear His voice?  Why not open the door and let him in?  The divine fellowship is amazing!