4 September 2021 - “I am the door”

There are not many ways to God. There is only one Door. "I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture".

You must believe in Christ to be saved. We are not trusting in things to be saved. The Door is a person, the Lord Jesus Christ. He becomes ours through believing on Him. The only thing necessary is to believe or trust in Jesus Christ. Have you believed or trusted in Him for everlasting life?

John 10:7-10 (NKJV) “Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”

When Jesus speaks about giving us an abundant life, He's telling us that He offers us new life in Him that is far better than we would have ever expected it to be. Abundant life is a life characterised by an eternal, unbreakable relationship with Him. Those who enjoy this relationship can find joy in every circumstance, hope during every trial, and help whenever it is needed.

The abundant life Christ offers is a life characterised by growth, maturity, transformation, and spiritual strength. He takes us from spiritual infancy and develops us into spiritual leaders. He found us when we were dead, and He gives us life. He found us when we were enslaved to weakness, and He blessed us with His strength. We may not have every material thing we want in this world, but if we have Christ, we have everything we truly need.

In Jesus, you are secure for time and eternity. So, do not fear, for our Redeemer defeated the one who can destroy body and soul. United to the Door of life everlasting, a living hope now stirs inside us.

1 Peter 1:3 (NLT) “All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation,”

A deep joy. John 16:24 (NLT) “You haven’t done this before. Ask, using my name, and you will receive, and you will have abundant joy

And a love beyond all knowledge dwells. Ephesians 3:19 (NLV) “I pray that you will know the love of Christ. His love goes beyond anything we can understand. I pray that you will be filled with God Himself.”