Tell Jesus you want to unlock every lock that has closed your heart to Him today. What is currently hardening your heart against Jesus today? Is it unbelief, failure to receive the truths He is communicating to you, or refusal to repent from a sin He has revealed in our lives? Respond to Jesus and open the door of your heart today. What is the meaning of the opening of our hearts as described above? Apply the Word Watch from Deshen Live Bible Study Archives: The Hidden Man of the Heart. Whatever the case, Jesus knocks at the door of people’s hearts we should let Him in to have sweet communion with us. So for some of us, Jesus is knocking now by asking us to believe what He says. This is written to the believers in those churches. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.' This verse is commonly used as an example of Jesus seeking out non-believers, which He certainly does: 'For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost' ( Luke 19:10 ). 20 is to me one of the most pitiful pictures in all the Bible. Revelation 3:20 says: 'Behold, I stand at the door and knock. Or, more commonly, not believing God’s Word is the lock that closes the door of our hearts. Laodocea was the church of the closed door. Sometimes, our hearts are closed or hardened because we do not understand what God says. Though obedience is often the most significant obstacle, it is not always the case. The Laodicean Church had to surrender in obedience to Jesus’s commands. It is prophesied in Revelation 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 will. For example, Jesus spoke to believes in the Church of Laodicea, the Lukewarm church, in Rev. The specific locks closing the doors of our hearts differ for every one of us at any point in time. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him. However, opening that door requires us to break up three major locks that close our hearts to the Lord: understanding, believing, and surrendering. In this symbolic house, we are the owners, and Jesus is the visitor standing outside.Īs Jesus knocks, the owner of the house needs to open the door and welcome Him in. Preparing our hearts is a central theme of this year in our ministry, and Revelations 3:20 portrays Jesus standing at the door of peoples hearts and knocking. This verse describes our hearts figuratively by comparing it to a house with a door. Makes a great addition to greeting cards. Preparing our hearts is a central theme of this year in our ministry, and Revelations 3:20 portrays Jesus standing at the door of people’s hearts and knocking. Pack of 25 Christian bookmarks with full color artistic design and encouragement on front and back. 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 (Revelation 3:20 KJV) The truths, then, which are taught in this verse, are: (1) that the invitation of the gospel is made to all - if any man hear my voice (2) that the movement toward reconciliation and friendship is originated by the Saviour - behold, I stand at the door and knock (3) that there is a recognition of our own free agency in religion - if any man.
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