Post by Murph on Aug 12, 2023 6:55:02 GMT -6
Jesus Says, “I Am the Door”
"I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture..." John 10:9.
It is easy and common to skip over this reference of Jesus to himself as the door and jump straight to him as the shepherd (also in this passage in John 10). But pause and consider that Jesus says he is not only the shepherd of his sheep but he is also the door. In other words, Jesus is not only the shepherd of the sheep, but he is also the way through which he leads every one of his sheep into the presence and blessing and salvation of God.
What a comprehensive claim Jesus is making in this passage! Not only to be the shepherd of Psalm 23 – “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want” – but also to be the door through which he as the shepherd leads! Jesus is not only the one who leads to complete sufficiency, but is also himself the only means to it!
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