"If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will go in and eat with him, and he with me&quo

Friendship, good will, and fellow-feeling are never so much enjoyed as when persons sit down and share a meal together. Here depicted is a God who desires to be with us; who anticipates the good times that go with interpersonal relations. The language of this verse is the language of a lover who gently and persistently anticipates intimacy with the beloved.