Behind The Door

Christmas is a wonderful time of the year when we recall the story of Christmas when God sent His Son to be born of a virgin in Bethlehem. This was the beginning of Jesus’ journey to pay the penalty for the world’s sins, offering the gift of salvation to anyone who wanted it. What a story of love and redemption.

Mary, the mother of Jesus, is prominent in this story.Try to imagine how she felt when the angel told her she was blessed among women and was chosen of God to be the mother of the Savior of the world. Try also to imagine how she felt when her finance’ believed she was pregnant due to unfaithfulness. Her family must have also felt the shame of what they considered her immorality. From ecstasy to sorrow; blessings of joy one moment; agony of loss the next. Have you ever experienced such? The joy of things going right one day, and the next day everything had turned to grief? It happens to us all. That’s when I like to think of something Jesus said in John 10:9, I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.

Our lives are made up of going in and out of doors. A closed door doesn’t reveal what’s on the other side. We must open the door and go in to discover what is there. It’s the same in our spiritual worlds. Jesus is the door. When we are sad, we may open His door and find comfort. When we feel lost, we may open the door and find direction. When we feel lonely, we may enter the door and find Jesus there waiting to enjoy sharing of hearts together. When we feel rejected, going through the door at Jesus’ invitation, we find acceptance. He takes us just as we are, but never forget, He loves us so much He will not let us remain the same. In Him we are invited to rise to heights of joy and hope and peace everyday.

Jesus really is the reason for the Christmas season. He is the world’s best gift to all who reach out to receive Him into their lives. His invitation is for everyone. No one is too awful that Jesus will not accept. He will receive you in love, and in love He will wash you and make you brand new because anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun (I Corinthians 5:17 NLT).

If you don’t know Jesus personally, why not give yourself the best Christmas gift ever! Receive His gift of salvation and eternal joy. He is only a prayer away, and then He never leaves you nor forsakes you (Hebrews 13:5).

Merry Christmas and every blessing in the New Year!

Never forget — Jesus is your everything to get you through anything.