the Rev. Henry Huenemann
Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep (John 10:7).
Bible Reading
John 10:1-10:Devotional
A door affords an entrance into a building or an enclosure. A door is the only lawful entrance. A door serves also to exclude everything that does not belong inside. A door shelters us against cold and storms, and protects us against thieves and enemies.
Jesus calls himself the door; not a door, but the door, the only one. Through him we gain entrance to the fold, that is, to the Church of Christ. Through him we approach the throne of grace. Through him we come unto the Father. Jesus says, "No man cometh to the Father but by me." All those that do not enter by the door, but seek entrance and access some other way, are thieves and robbers. But he that enters by the door shall be saved and shall go in and out, and find pasture. He shall find all things needful for body and soul. But let us remember, it is only by him. By him we have access. By him we are saved. In him we have boldness. "For through him we have access by one Spirit unto the Father." He is able to save them to the uttermost, that come unto God by him. "In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him." If we have entered by the door, all the riches of grace in Christ Jesus are ours, and no one shall take them from us.
Prayer
Our Father, we thank Thee that we have free access unto Thy throne of grace through Jesus Christ. Thou wilt in no wise cast out those that come unto Thee in the name of Christ. May we then come unto Thee with a childlike confidence, believing Thy precious promises. May we believe that Thou art able to save to the uttermost them that come unto Thee by Jesus Christ, Thy Son. May we all be fully blest in him. We ask it for his sake. Amen.
Scripture in Devotional: John 14:6; 10:9; Eph. 2:18; Heb. 7:25; Eph. 3:12.
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