The Door of Life
“I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.”
John 10:9 NASBS
This morning, as I set laboring in my thoughts about what to write, my heart led me to God’s abounding grace. That is, the death and resurrection of His only Son, Jesus Christ. For I too was a blasphemer, one who only sought fleshy pleasures, a liar and a thief of the worst sort. But God had mercy on me. He awakened me to the reality of my own sin and that I would one day be judged by His perfect righteousness. I began to search my heart, and what I found in it showed me that I was sick. Not sick in a physical sense, but sick within my very being. Sin had ravaged my life and shame filled my mind as to the things I sought for pleasure. Though that shame had been there all along, for no man reveals his hidden secrets, I saw it now in a different light. It was the light of God’s word that showed me just how dark fallen humanity is, and I was the worst of all cases. You see, it does not start with the very act of carrying out wicked behavior, but it is the thoughts that are derived in the mind beforehand. My friend, this should send us a signal that something is very wrong within us. The scary thing is, it is not just me that has this problem, but it is the whole of humanity. The proverb rings true, “There is a way which seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.” If we think in terms of logic, everything has principles and laws that govern it. Everything from putting together the simplest toys, to the entire universe. Would it not make sense then, that when it comes to the most precious of all things created such as human beings, to not have absolute principles and laws to govern our lives? I am the least of the educated here, but the answer is yes. Then the question we must ask is, “where is that truth to be found?” I do not believe the saying, “what is good for you may not be good for me and what is good for me may not be good for you,” when it comes to morality. I reject that, for this is the demise of all humanity. I have already shown that we are wicked by the very thoughts that we confine within us. So, what makes us think that we can govern our lives apart from a truth that never changes? You see, these were the very things I began to quarrel with in my search for meaning and truth. I believe the Lord led me to the Bible, which is the written word of God. Understand this, if God has not spoken upon these issues I have presented to you, then we are all in trouble, for man, in and of himself, will always turn to his own reason. But the truth is right in front of us. It is written in the Holy Scriptures, “God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.” Well, my friend, I could write upon this subject forever, but to make it short, the God of Israel had mercy on me. He led me to His word and His word pointed me to the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for my sins. It is here that I found the meaning of life, that is, to live in such a way that brings glory to Him. Therefore, my life now has a purpose in everything that I do, even repenting from the sins I struggle with. I will not lie to you, because of His love for me, I have never been more content in my life. “Jesus said, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.’” So let science, religion, atheism, agnosticism, humanism, or anything else that opposes the Bible be accursed, but for me, I will serve the Lord.