By: DR. BRIAN DORE’
Member of the Ville Platte
Ministerial Alliance
In John 10:9 (KJV), Jesus says, “I am the door; by me if any man enters in, he shall be saved and shall go in and out and find pasture.” What exactly does this mean to be saved, to enter the door and shut something behind us? At the very heart of it, it means at least this: through Christ the door is shut to an old life of sin and guilt, pain and loss. It is a fundamental principle of Christianity, but I don’t know a more desperate need on the part of people today than the need to know their sins are forgiven, their guilt can be done away with, they are accepted, and the door to the past can be shut behind them forever.
Christ is the door to a life of trustful relationship with God, and a relationship that sees us not only through life, but through death as well. Jesus said, “I am the door. If anyone enter by me he will be saved. He will come in and out and find pasture.” He is saying, “I’ll close the door behind you to past sin and guilt and failure and pain and loss. I’ll open the door to a trustful relationship with God, the life of loving service to your neighbor.”
Now this is what you need to remember. The obvious thing about a door is it means absolutely nothing unless you use it. So it is with Jesus Christ, our door. Open the door to your heart and let Him revolutionize your life.
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