Open Doors

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek,

 and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you."

Matthew 7:7

      Doors.  Everywhere we go there are doors.  Some push inward, some you have to pull to open. Some say do not enter, others are standing open wide for all to enter without hindrance. Some doors swing freely between rooms with no locks to keep them closed.  Other doors are secured with multiple locks and bars to keep everyone away.  When we approach a door we do not always know if it will give us entrance or remain closed to us.  Much like the doors of our lives that we approach on our road to following God.  We ask is this door going to open to use?  Or will it remain closed, locked tight?  

     There have been many times in my life that I have had to approach a door.  Uncertainty my companion as to whether I can open this door and walk freely through it or will it slam shut in my face just as I step forward or will it close tightly after I have walked in, giving me no chance to change my mind and turn back.   

      The walk with God is full of doors.  Each door leading somewhere.  Some doors leading to happiness and tranquility, at least for the moment.  Other doors leading to anguish and discouragement which again is only for a moment.  A moment in God's eyes, not a moment to ours.  Even in times of discouragement and disappointment, God has been at the door.  Matthew 24:33 says so, "even so you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.".  God is always near the door, no matter which one we approach and walk into.  We should approach each door in our lives with the confidence that no matter which we choose God is near.  God is there to lead us through the open door He wants for us to take.  He is there to bar the door if it is one that will lead us to destruction.  And if we barge on through the door that is closed, He is there too, waiting with open arms to remind us that He will not leave us. So as we navigate this life full of doors that are both opened and closed, remember that God is near the door.  All we need to do is ask, seek and knock and it will be opened to you. 

"Behold, I stand at the door and knock; 

if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me."

Revelation 3:20