When I look at Revelation 3:20, I find a dichotomy. Here, the door of eternal life is knocking on the doors of our lives and on the door of the church for entrance.
There’s a comforting verse in the Book of Hosea in which the Lord says He will allure Israel into the wilderness to speak words of comfort, not punishment, and turn her “Valley of Achor,” meaning “Valley of Trouble,” into a door of hope (Hosea 5:14-15).
That door of hope is nothing less than the coming Messiah, Jesus Christ.
In John 10:9, Jesus said, “I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.”
But Jesus is not only the door; He is also standing at the doors of our lives and the church, knocking.
To the Church of Laodicea, He says, “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.” (Revelation 3:20)
Jesus, who said He is the way, the truth, and the life, is at the door of our hearts and the church, knocking; will we hear Him? We can either let Him in and accept the eternal hope He brings, or remain defeated and in despair in our valleys of trouble, never tasting the victory Jesus offers.
When we open the door, God’s power, presence, protection, and guidance are ours when we walk through it. And when we do, there’s nothing more to really stress about.