Day 7

Scripture to Read: Revelation 3:20-22

We end with a beautiful invitation from our Lord Jesus Christ. The invitation from our Lord is not just for the church at Laodicea, but His invitation is to everyone who needs Him. The beauty of our Lord is that He knocks continually on the door of each person’s heart so that those who do not know Him will come to know Him, and those of us who do know Him will daily open our hearts in sweet fellowship with Him. The fact that our Lord desires to fellowship with us is incredibly humbling. Jesus says it this way in Revelation 3:20, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.” Notice that our Lord says He’s the one knocking because He desires to come in and dine with us and us with Him. To sit down and share a meal with someone opens up the door for intimate conversation. Our Lord desires us to have intimate conversation and fellowship with Him. Finally, in Revelation 3:21-22, our Lord reminds the church at Laodicea (and us) that it’s those who overcome who will receive the fullness of ruling and reigning with Him one day. Who are the ones who overcome and how do we overcome? God gives us the answer in 1 John 5:4, For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Let’s all be overcomers.

Challenge & Application

1. What did God teach you today about His desire to fellowship with you? 2. How are you daily fellowshipping with our Lord and enjoying sweet time with Him and His Word?

Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!

Devotionals from this week

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Day 1

We are on the last of the seven churches that Jesus wrote to in Revelation 2 & 3. This week we see all that our Lord had to say to the church of Laodicea. Just so we are aware, the letter in Revelation 3:14-22 was written to the church in Laodicea (Laodicea was an important, wealthy city with a significant Jewish population). Our Lord Jesus C...

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Day 2

Yesterday we saw how our Lord Jesus Christ introduced Himself. After Christ’s introduction, He lets the church at Laodicea know that He knows their works and He rebuked them for being apathetic towards Him. The problem with the people in Laodicea was that they dishonored God by honoring false “gods.” Jesus calls them “lukewarm.” This is the s...

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Day 3

We saw yesterday the usefulness of hot and cold water and the uselessness of lukewarm water. Because the church in Laodicea was “lukewarm,” Jesus told them He would spit them out of His mouth. When we are “lukewarm” we become useless, just like lukewarm water is useless to most people. The church at Corinth had become “fleshly” and was rebuke...

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Day 4

We continue our walk through Revelation 3:14-22. We know the church at Laodicea was “lukewarm” and had become useless to the Master’s service, all the while thinking they were fine. The city of Laodicea was abundantly rich from the world's point of view, so they thought they needed nothing. Being rich with this world's goods is not bad as lon...

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Day 5

As we ended yesterday’s devotion, God taught us how the church in Laodicea was wretched, poor, blind, miserable, and naked. Jesus calls everyone who calls themselves a Christian to be fully SOLD OUT to Him. Jesus said it like this in Luke 9:23, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me...

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Day 6

As we read Revelation 3:19, we see that Jesus also tells the church at Laodicea that He disciplines those He loves. God also makes this truth clear in Hebrews 12:6-8, “For those whom the Lord loves He disciplines, and He scourges every son whom He receives.” 7 It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son...

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Day 7

We end with a beautiful invitation from our Lord Jesus Christ. The invitation from our Lord is not just for the church at Laodicea, but His invitation is to everyone who needs Him. The beauty of our Lord is that He knocks continually on the door of each person’s heart so that those who do not know Him will come to know Him, and those of us wh...

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