I really love this from Joseph Prince's "Grace Inspirations" devotional!
JESUS, YOUR GOOD SHEPHERD AND DOOR
John 10:7 Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I
say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
Jesus said that He is the “door of the sheep.” What did He
mean? Well, a sheepfold during Jesus’ time had no door which could be opened
and closed. The door of the sheepfold was just an opening. In this kind of
sheepfold, after the sheep had entered it, the shepherd would sleep at the
entrance. The shepherd became, effectively, the “door” of the sheepfold.
When Jesus told His disciples, “I am the good shepherd”
(John 10:11), He also assured them emphatically that He was the “door of the
sheep.” He was telling them and us, “Inside My sheepfold, My sheep are always
safe, completely protected and kept close under My watchful eyes. And since I
am just at the entrance of the sheepfold, nothing, not even the muffled bleat
of one of My own, can escape My ears. Also, nothing evil outside the sheepfold
can enter and touch My sheep without first coming through Me for I am the door
of My sheep.”
So when the fight of life comes knocking on your door and
when panic threatens to rise within you, see yourself doubly protected! He is
both the good shepherd and the door of His sheep. As your good shepherd, He
gave His life for you to redeem you from poverty, sickness and every other
curse.
As your door, He keeps out everything evil that He has
redeemed you from. Because He shed His blood for you, you are covered and
protected within the sheepfold by a blood-stained door. Disaster, destruction
and death must pass over you and your family because of His blood on your door.
Remember that on the night of the first Passover in Egypt, the destroyer could
not enter the houses of the Israelites because of the blood of the lamb on
their doors (see Exodus 12:13, 23).
Today, you can live life untroubled and unafraid, knowing
that Jesus, your good shepherd and door, protects and preserves you and your
family. No evil will befall you or your loved ones because He is your dwelling
place and refuge!
AMEN! Our Father cares for us and has already provided for everything that we will ever need! It is all found - IN HIM! So get into His Word and find out those precious treasures of Wisdom and Knowledge that HE has provided for US! Here is Hillsong UNITED with a new song called "Echoes":
Shalom in Him!
