Wednesday 18 Aug 2010

Wednesday Reading: John 10:9

Key Verse: John 10:9
9  I am the door. If anyone enters in by Me, he shall be saved and shall go in and out and find pasture.

Devotion:
How many times have you been told to use a certain door to enter a house or building and found that that was the door that was locked! I’m sure quite a few of us have even locked ourselves out of our house or car at some stage as well – what a horrible feeling that is, being locked out of your own property! What would you think it would be like if you saw someone else going in through a door but when you tried it it was locked? That would probably get you down more than if you knew that you had locked the door by accident!

We can be really thankful that we have an open door through which we can gain eternal life. Not only is that door always open but it is open to anyone who is willing to call upon Christ as their Lord and Saviour! That door is the door to eternal life with God, with Jesus and with the Holy Spirit. That door is but one door. When we go to a cinema or other large building we normally find that we can enter in through a few doors and can exit through many more doors in case of an emergency. So imagine the largest building that you can and imagine that it only has one door... and every time you tried that door it was locked just because they knew that you had taken a pencil without asking...

God does not want you to be the only one who is locked out just because you have broken one of His commandments. God does not want anyone to be excluded just because they think they are bad people. That is why Jesus Christ came to earth, so that we may find a door that is always open, one that we will always be able to use to enter into a life with Him. Once we do enter into that life we can know that it is safe and secure and that no matter what we do we are always in His safe hands. That is not to say that we will never have any accidents any more... rather our souls are eternally safe with Him because He has promised to keep them from that moment that we trust Him as our Lord and Saviour. That open door is an eternal door. That open door is Jesus Christ.

Points to Ponder:
What is the worst lock-out you have had?
 
What would you do if you found out that the building was going to be locked down forever and you had not made it in?