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. 21 To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. 22 "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches—Revelation 3:20-22
Beloved…Christ pictured Himself as standing outside our door and knocking. The Amplified Bible says it this way.
Behold, I stand at the door [of the church] and continually knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him (restore him), and he with Me.
Sadly, there are often many times during each and every day that I leave my Jesus on the outside of my life even while He continues to knock. Without Christ I can do nothing good. With Christ on the outside there can be no fellowship, no grace and no joy. The context of Jesus’ words here are to believers…to churches that bear His name. Oh that we, even as believers, would “continually” recognize our need and open the door of our hearts to Him just as we did that very first time..by faith.
“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches (emphasis mine)
Father…Give me that one desire that David speaks of in Psalm 27. I want a deeper intimacy with You. Without You I am spiritually bankrupt…I want…I need…Your continual Presence in my life. Give me ears to hear and the desire and the will to respond when I do. Fill me with Your fullness.
One thing I have asked of the LORD, and that I will seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the LORD [in His presence] all the days of my life, To gaze upon the beauty [the delightful loveliness and majestic grandeur] of the LORD
And to meditate in His temple.—Psalm 27:4
