February 21, 2024 … God’s Open Door

February 21, 2024 … God’s Open Door  

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from the group Maverick City singing … Open Door …  Poignantly and yet powerfully singing of how we Christians find an open door to heaven thru our faith in Christ.  

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Highlight Passage: …Revelation 3:8 [NLT] … 

8 “I know all the things you do, and <b>I have opened a door for you that no one can close.</b> You have little strength, yet you obeyed my word and did not deny me.             

… God’s promise to His faithful Church of opening a door to heaven which cannot be shut.          

Highlight Passage (in context): … Revelation 3:7-13 … USE THIS LINK … 

 For those of faith, like the Church in Philadelphia, God will open a door to heaven which cannot be shut.            

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Reference Passage: … Isaiah 22:22 [NLT] …  

22 I will give Him the key to the house of David—the highest position in the royal court. When He opens doors, no one will be able to close them; when He closes doors, no one will be able to open them. 

… A prophetic reference to Jesus, The Messiah, having the keys to God’s kingdom, which will only be open only for those who believe in Him.  

Reference Passage: … Matthew 7:7-8  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  </b>

… Jesus teaches His followers what it takes to open the doors of heaven.

Reference Passage: … John 10:9-10  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  </b>

… Jesus declares clearly that His is the door (i.e, the gate) to God’s kingdom, … open only to those who have faith in Him.       .  

Reference Passage: … 1Corinthians 10-13 [NLT] …  

13 The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.  

… Paul teaches fellow Christians (and us) that God opens the door to escape temptations, tests, or trials by His chosen and faithful having faith and trusting in the Lord.             

Reference Passage: … Revelation 3:20 [NLT] …  

20 “Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends.  

… Jesus promises that faithful, born-again Christians, … i.e., those willing to open the door of their faith in Christ, will be able to fellowship with the Lord forever.     

My Devotional Journal: Today’s <b><i> Our Daily Bread Author, Patricia Raybon -  AT THIS LINK -  relates how a high school guidance counselor in her new school ignored the recommendations of the counselor in her former school and her records of achievement in writing to shut her out of  being in advanced writing class.  

However, if my readers have taken in the linked song and the Scriptures cited above, I pray we all see that our faith in Christ’s saving and sanctifying grace, literally opens the doors to heaven for those of us who believe Jesus is The Messiah and the One we come to for His keys to God’s kingdom.  And I pray that we ALL have opened the doors to Heaven’s Gate (see photo) with our keys of faith in Jesus as Lord.       

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for giving me the keys to Your kingdom.    

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to seek the key’s to Your kingdom, Lord, with our faith in You as Lord.     Amen  

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