在美國作家弗雷德里克·布朗（Fredric Brown）的短篇懸疑小說《敲門》中，他寫道：「地球上的最後一個人獨自坐在房間裡，忽然響起了敲門聲。」咦！是誰在敲門，他們想要什麼？是什麼神祕的生物來找他？看來這人並不是孤身一人，你我也不是！

老底嘉教會響起了敲門聲（啟示錄3章20節），是什麼超自然的神祕人物來找他們？那是耶穌基督，「是首先⋯⋯末後的，又是那存活的」（1章17-18節）。祂的眼睛閃耀如同火焰，祂的「面貌如同烈日放光」（16節）。當祂最親密的朋友約翰看見祂的榮光，「就仆倒在祂腳前，像死了一樣」（17節）。信靠基督始於對上帝的敬畏。

我們並不孤單，這是件令人欣慰的事。耶穌「是上帝榮耀所發的光輝，是上帝本體的真像，常用祂權能的命令托住萬有」（希伯來書1章3節）。基督以祂的能力愛我們，而不是將我們置於死地。祂發出邀請：「若有聽見我聲音就開門的，我要進到他那裡去，我與他，他與我一同坐席」（啟示錄3章20節）。是誰在敲門？我們相信耶穌，是始於對上帝的敬畏，繼而敞開心門欣然接受耶穌。即使有時我們覺得全世界只剩自己一個人，別忘了，耶穌應許永遠與你我同在。感謝上帝，你我並不孤單！

In Fredric Browns short story thriller “Knock,” he wrote, “The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door.” Yikes! Who could that be, and what do they want? What mysterious being has come for him? The man is not alone.

Neither are we.

The church in Laodicea heard a knock on their door (Revelation 3:20). What supernatural Being had come for them? His name was Jesus, “the First and the Last . . . the Living One” (1:17–18). His eyes blazed like fire, and His face “like the sun shining in all its brilliance” (v. 16). When His best friend, John, caught a glimpse of His glory, he “fell at his feet as though dead” (v. 17). Faith in Christ begins with the fear of God.

We’re not alone, and this is also comforting. Jesus “is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word” (Hebrews 1:3). Yet Christ uses His strength not to slay us but to love us. Hear His invitation, “If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me” (Revelation 3:20). Our faith begins with fear—Who is at the door?—and it ends in a welcome and strong embrace. Jesus promises to always stay with us, even if we’re the last person on earth. Thank God, we’re not alone.