Recorded in the Gospel of John, our Lord made seven statements referring to Himself as I AM…
I AM The Light of the World
I AM The Bread of Life
I AM The Door
I AM The Good Shepherd
I AM The True Vine
I AM The Way, The Truth, and The Life
I AM The Resurrection and The LifeEach week during this season of Lent, here on the Seeking Him blog, we will be focusing our devotionals on a different aspect of Jesus’ revelation of Himself as I AM. The aim of Lent should be to prepare our hearts for the remembrance of Jesus’ sacrifice—His trial and torture, the Crucifixion and His death…and above all, the celebration of His Resurrection from the dead. We pray that this will be a great encouragement to each of you who read them. And that all of us will consider the significance of Jesus’ words and, through them, be helped as we remember and are thankful for all Jesus went through during the last few weeks of His life on this earth.
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So Jesus said to them again,“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.
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy;
I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
John 10:7-10
A door gives access to someone to go in and come out of any building, vehicle, etc. This access helps you to benefit of what is inside the building or outside the building, for example.
Jesus said, “I AM The Door“…what does this imply? He is giving us access to use Him because those who enter through Jesus will be saved—they will have abundant life (verse 10); they will have all they need to be delivered from sin, guilt, condemnation. He is the ONLY Door; none other exists.
Jesus answered, I AM the Way, the Truth and the Life.
No one comes to the Father except through Me.
John 14:6
…through Whom we have gained access by faith
into this grace in which we now stand.
Romans 5:2
For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
Ephesians 2:18
In Him through faith in Him we may approach God with freedom and confidence…
Ephesians 3:12
Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence
to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus…
Hebrews:10:19
I know your deeds.
See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut.
I know you have little strength
yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name…
Revelation 3:8
The above verses help us to understand what this Door can do and how it is going to help us. Let us therefore choose deliberately to use this Door which will take us to the highest places.
The Israelites had much more limited access to God than we have today. Christ, by giving His life as a perfect Sacrifice, has opened a way into God’s very presence and the throne of grace. Therefore we, as believers, should gratefully and constantly draw near to God in prayer using this Door of access.
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Dear Lord, how wonderful and precious You are in all the earth. There is no one who is like unto You. Thank You, Lord, for giving us Christ the Savior to be our Door to salvation so that we can have life in abundance which means no more tears and sorrows. Cause us, Lord, to continually and constantly draw near to You using this Door given to us. We give You all the praise and honor in Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.
