(Nuggets from John 10:9)
The statement of our Lord Jesus Christ that "He is the door" is so emphatic. The church is not the door to Christ, but CHRIST IS THE DOOR TO THE CHURCH.
The picture of Jesus as a “door” not only had meaning as a GATE for a sheep, it also drew parallels with the Old Testament Exodus story. In preparation for God leading His people out of enslavement in Egypt, God promised to pass over the households in Egypt who marked their doorposts with the blood of a sacrificial lamb; thus, the destruction that would come upon the land of Egypt would not touch them.
Access to God through Jesus as the final sacrifice frees us from having to set times or observe constrained office hours to meet with God or maintain rituals to be in His presence. The author of Hebrews reminds us that we can “approach God’s throne of grace with confidence” Hebrews 4:16. We can bring him our questions, doubts, emotions, and struggles. Scripture encourages us to pray boldly. We can pray to God without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17) knowing that He hears our prayers (Psalm 4:3), and He does not sleep (Psalm 121:4). Jesus tells us to ask and according to God’s will, it will be answered (Matthew 7:7,11 & Mark 14:36). As the Psalmist cried out to God in his anger, grief and frustration, so can we while keeping a reverent heart toward God.
Access to God is as informal and straightforward as taking a seat and talking to Him, listening to Him, reading Scripture, praising Him, and writing words of thanks. God loves us as His children and wants to be part of our everyday lives, no matter how insignificant it seems to you.
Jesus did not say I AM A DOOR, meaning that there is ONLY ONE DOOR, there are no other multiple doors or different kinds of doors out there. This implies that the ONLY ACCESS you have to God is through Jesus Christ.
This is why we make intercession and table our requests to God in prayer IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST.
Believe in the name of Jesus today and walk through the door; you will surely find pasture and be satisfied.
This is HOLINESS CHALLENGE
DAY 158 OF 365 (2026)
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