Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears
My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him,
and he with Me.
Revelation 3:20 New American Standard
Bible 1995
This verse is given
in a section of Revelation where Jesus is talking to the church of Laodicea
which was lukewarm. They were nominal Christians, neither hot nor cold. He
warned them to wake up and get their act together. He is there, waiting. This
message is for those He was calling. That call or warning was Him knocking. They
simply needed to listen to Him, to invite Him in and follow Him. The
alternative is to be vomited out of His mouth…On paper that comparison seems
pretty plain and easy. However, in practice many find it very difficult. It means
giving up the world. Laodicea
was sitting on the fence. They claimed the faith, but lived like the world. They
were blind to their true nature, assuming they were rich when they were really
poor. Their prosperity made them blind to their true need. It made them lax and
complacent so their faith became stagnant. They compromised in matters of
morals and lifestyle, unwilling to live a set apart life and follow God’s
commands whole heartedly. They needed to turn to Christ to be healed of blindness,
to clothe their nakedness and cover their shame. Interestingly, the specific
things that Jesus said to seek Him for (salve, clothing, gold) were physical
items that area was well known for, so it would have been a slap to say that
they didn’t have them and needed to go elsewhere to find them. They were
focused on the material and physical which made them blind to the spiritual. He
was calling to wake them up, to show them their true need, so they could leave
their path of destruction and find true life, health and wealth.
How are you like Laodicea? Where has your
prosperity made you comfortable and complacent? Do you live a lifestyle of
compromise and worldliness? Where do you look to the world to fill your needs? Listen
to Jesus’ call. Open the door to His healing and power. Invite Him into your
life, submit your life to Him and follow His commands.
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