Though theologians have debated this verse and its meaning, the simple among us, including myself, have loved the image of this verse: Jesus standing quietly outside a door which does not have a doorknob of any kind on the outside, gently yet persistently knocking on the closed door. The door itself might be grand and elaborate, even gilded. It might be a piece of tin crudely attached to a shanty. Because of His infinite love Jesus is not stopped by any appearances. What is most important in this image of a door is the complete freedom of the one inside the door to open to Jesus or to blockade the door to keep it firmly closed.
The Invisible Door
The Invisible Door
The Invisible Door
Though theologians have debated this verse and its meaning, the simple among us, including myself, have loved the image of this verse: Jesus standing quietly outside a door which does not have a doorknob of any kind on the outside, gently yet persistently knocking on the closed door. The door itself might be grand and elaborate, even gilded. It might be a piece of tin crudely attached to a shanty. Because of His infinite love Jesus is not stopped by any appearances. What is most important in this image of a door is the complete freedom of the one inside the door to open to Jesus or to blockade the door to keep it firmly closed.