An Open Door

"I know you're works. See, I have set before you an open door and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name,"
                                                                                     Revelation 3:8.  NKJV

Jesus knows our works; He sees all that we do. We don't need a pat on the back from anyone and we do not need to seek a persons approval for what we have done. Jesus sees and knows all that we do, even when no one is around.

He has set before each one of us, an open door. He opens the door or He closes it. We do not have the capability to do either and if we try to manipulate this, it is a recipe for disaster. The open door may be opportunities for work careers, schooling and other educational options, life experiences and a host of other good things. But, uppermost, the open door for a Christian will always have the evangelistic opportunity; those opportunities to speak with people about our faith and help them see the way more clearly. It's a faith thing and can take real courage to share our faith with someone, especially if we know them well and they us. Sometimes, we ignore the opportunity or just don't see it. A man once asked Spurgeon how he could win people for Jesus. Spurgeon asked him:

Spurgeon.   'What do you do; what is your job?'
Man.           'I'm an engine driver on a train.'
Spurgeon   'Is the man who shovels coal on your train, a Christian?
Man.          'I don't know'
Spurgeon.  'Go back and find out. Start with him.'

There are people very close to us who are not Christians and we fail to take the opportunity to tell them about Jesus. we fail to walk through that open door, the door that no one can close, not even you. God wants us to take every evangelistic opportunity we meet. He wants us to go through that door, the one that some of us, through fear and embarrassment, try to pretend is not open to us. 'I'm not called to do that type of thing. I'm a cleaner, not an evangelist.' Even cleaners are important in the Kingdom of God. For one thing, they clear and clean the way for a person who is covered in sin. 
'Yes, but I'm not capable of doing that. I'd get tongue-tied. I'm not strong enough.'
Yes you are. Take a closer look at verse 8. Part of it reads,'for you have a little strength.' Look at it closely, it doesn't say you have little faith, but 'a little faith.' To some, that may read weakness, but I believe it means, you're weak enough to be strong in the Lord. And that is a big difference. (2 Corinthian 12:9)

God knows your faithfulness and realises that you have kept His word and have never denied His name. So, the next time you see your next door neighbour, move through that open door and speak with them.

Copyright 2019 Grahame Howard

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