The Open Door

You can't see it, but it's there. You can walk through it without moving your feet. Once passed through, you will emerge on the other side, changed. What is it?

"Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly."John 10:7-10

I was talking with a young friend of mine this past week who was thinking about changing jobs. She described a series of events that led her to think that maybe this job change was something she should consider.

"Sounds like an open door to me," I replied.

"Open doors" can be scary things to step through but, if they are from God, those confident steps can also be the most rewarding.

Jesus promised us that we will have life more abundantly if we walk through HIS open door. This is NOT The Prosperity Gospel that is preached in many of our churches today - the name-it-and-claim-it gospel. No. This is an offer from the One True God - Jesus.

Notice in the text that Jesus said, "I am the door of the sheep." Jesus is not the door for all. While it is true that Jesus died once, for all (Hebrews 7:27), not everyone accepts His invitation to step through the door.

The real question is not whether we "choose" to step through open doors but rather, are we the sheep of His pasture?

Jesus then goes on to say this in John 7:

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep." - John 7:11

Step through the open door....and into the Shepherd's waiting arms. He gave His life to give you that opportunity.

Move your feet.