I know your deeds. See, I have placed
before you an open door that no one can shut.
Revelation
3:8a NIV
In our home, we
have one bedroom set aside for our grandchildren. Filled with their toys and a
daybed, they find comfort in their room. When she was younger, one of our granddaughters
loved to slam that bedroom door closed. No matter how many times we opened it
and asked her to keep the door open, eventually we would hear that bam and immediately
know the name of the culprit.
Like MaKenzie and
that bedroom door, life has a way of slamming doors in our faces. We make
plans. We have dreams. We set goals. In our youth, we have hopes that
everything will go our way. As we grow older and look at the twists and turns of
life, we understand that it did not all turn out as we planned. We can see the
places where doors of opportunity appeared slammed in our faces. We also
sometimes recognize doors that stood open yet we failed to walk through them. Often
we choose unexpected doors and find unexpected joy.
However, for each
of us there is a door opened by our Heavenly Father that no man can shut.
Actually, I prefer to think of two doors. First God opens the door of admission
into his kingdom. Although no man can slam it shut, we must choose to walk
through.
Once we have
chosen the Kingdom of God through Jesus Christ His Son, God will then open the
door of opportunity. Your door may not look like mine. My open door may not be
the one that I expected. Some doors are beautifully adorned in lavish places;
others are worn and beaten. Some doors may lead to a place of safety—others to
danger. Many open doors lead away from our comfort zone.
There are so many
doors. Which one do I choose? How do I know I am walking through the right
door? Pray, and ask the Father. Watch, and expect Him to answer. Read God’s
Word, and follow Jesus as He walks through the pages. Seek wisdom and
understanding. As you and I look, expect, and prepare to serve God, we will
find ourselves asking, “Is that an open door I see?”
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