Open the Door
” 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 will sup with him, and he with me.” (Rev 3:20 KJV)
This is not a call to the lost sinner. It is a message to the Church- people who are already saved. As we saw in previous verses, the Church of Laodicea had become lukewarm and not included Jesus in their Church services. They did not keep God in their minds. They thought they had no need of God.
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“As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten:” (Rev 3:19z KJV)
Someone who truly loves us will correct us when we do wrong. God will not let us go astray without trying to bring us back. He will rebuke us for the wrong we do and attempt to correct us. He does this through His Word and through His Church. We should not ignore or despise God’s correction, but welcome it and accept it.
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“I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich;” (Rev 3:18a KJV)
To buy from God means to seek God for something. God wants us to seek Him for the precious things of Him, not the things of the world. Gold tried in the fire is not monetary wealth so that we can be rich in man’s eyes. It is the precious purity of a holy life. We can’t live a holy life of our own righteousness but we can seek for God do give us strength through His Spirit and anointing that we can live holy, separated unto Him. This is true riches.
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“Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:” (Rev 3:17 KJV)
The Church of Laodicea was more concerned about their material possessions than to do the will of God. They were proud of their riches and success and acted like it would continue on forever. They believed their success proved they were righteous.
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Adoration of the Magi by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. From Wikipedia
“Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
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“So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.” (Rev 3:16 KJV)
Just like water that is lukewarm is nauseating to us, Christians that are lukewarm is nauseating to God. This is a clear teaching that Christians must live overcoming lives or they will be rejected. Jesus is disgusted by those that pretend to live for God but do not.
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