The Welcoming Door

“I am the  door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.” John 10:9  (NKJV)

We live in an age of gadgets, and there’s a gadget to suit every fancy. One that I’m getting to  be familiar with is the  talking doorbell that can “see” you and let the people inside the house know whether or not they want to bother with  you. I guess it cuts down on having to respond to a lot of nuisance people ringing your doorbell.

At  Christmastime last year,  I went to a neighbor’s  door with a gift for the small child I had seen  over there a few times. I rang the doorbell and was told by its “voice” that they couldn’t come to  the door, but I could leave a message. I said I was a neighbor and waited for a while. Nobody came to the door. There were two cars in the driveway and  signs of life inside.  I waited for a little  while longer, and then left. Later, I took the lovely plush toy to the teacher in the Cradle Roll department  at my church.

Jesus says such good things to us!  In our focus text for today, He says, “I am the door.” He is not a gadget attached to a door. He is the real thing.  He tells us we can knock, and the door will be opened up ( Matthew 7:7). No problem getting a response. There’s nothing  alerting Him as to whether we’re   worth opening up for. His all-seeing eye sees us, recognizes us, and welcomes us in. One of His favorite word is “Come.”   We show up at His door, and we’re never turned away.

Always,

Judith

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“Keep on asking and you will receive what you ask for.
Keep on seeking and you will find.
Keep on knocking, and the door will be  opened to you.”
Matthew 7:7  (NLT)