We have all heard evangelists quote from Revelation: 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. Usually the evangelist applies this text as an appeal to the unconverted, saying, 'Jesus is knocking at the door of your heart. If you open the door, he will come in.' In the original saying, however, Jesus directed his remarks to the church. It was not an evangelistic appeal. So what? The point is that seeking is something that unbelievers do not do on their own steam. The unbeliever will not seek. The unbeliever will not knock. Seeking is the business of believers. Edwards said, The seeking of the kingdom of God is the chief business of the Christian life. Seeking is the RESULT of faith, not the cause of it.
R.C. Sproul — Chosen By God: Know God's Perfect Plan for His Glory and His Children
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