Thought for the Month

"Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into him and eat with him, and he with me." (Rev.3:20 ESV)

When there is a knock on the door or the ringing of the doorbell one immediately stops what one is doing to see who is at the door and why. Sometimes it is someone or something we were expecting or can deduce from the day and time who it must be. Other times it leaves us wondering.

These are the words given to John the revelator toward the end of his life about the end of the first century to the church at Laodicea. This is special to the church at the end of this age. We have heard Jesus knocking at our door, the door to our hearts and minds and let him in. A door of new opportunities has opened up to sit in heavenly places in Christ Jesus, a place of safety and rest that leads to our forever home in due time.

The door of our heart has been opened to the divine influence where God can work with us, teach us and renew our minds. It also leads to possibilities of service.

But it’s not only at this time God has been working. The prophets of the Old Testament like Daniel and Isaiah had visions of things that were going to happen either in the short term or the long term. Isaiah had a vision of the Kingdom of God of a worldwide kingdom of Gentile and Jew. That is a vision we have in front of us. It is important because "when there’s no vision, the people get out of control" (Prov.29:18 CEB) in the sense of being aimless but this is not the case for the Christian.

Our Lord Jesus was not aimless without a vision. He knew that he came to die as a ransom for all. He fulfilled his mission. Later in the New Testament Paul had the opportunity to preach the gospel over the Roman empire getting as far west as Rome and maybe even Spain.

Now the church have their time to fulfil their mission in the time remaining till the last member of the church is taken. So then can the next part of the vision, a vision with plan for all really take effect.