I Have Set Before You an Open Door

Lord, make my heart ready for Your message to me today.


"...He Who has the key of David, He Who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens:" "I know your 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 3:7-8)


Our Lord is the Keeper of the Keys, and we can rest assured that He has the key to every circumstance in our life. This doesn't mean we presume He'll open and shut whatever doors we want! It means we fix our eyes on Jesus, Who is holy and true, because only He holds the keys to the doors of destiny.


One of the doors He opens is the door of greatness. God wants His people to do great things. He set before the Philadelphia church a door of opportunity - and He explained why. They weren't strong financially, intellectually or numerically, but they used what strength they had to keep God's Word and to defend the name of Jesus. They were saturated with the Word of God and dedicated to the Son of God; therefore they were activated by the Spirit of God! He opened the door of greatness for them to walk through.


Now, anyone can refuse to walk through the doors God opens. That is true of the door of grace. Faith is a gift of God, and had God not opened that door to you, you never would have believed. But when you stepped through the open door and accepted His gift of salvation, you entered into a glorious new life that is your eternally!


We saw that Jesus took the keys of death and hell, so He controls the door to the grave (Revelation 1:18). And He also has the key to Glory, as we'll see when we peer into heaven's open door (Revelation 4:1). These keys rest safely in His hands, never to be misplaced.


If you see before you a closed door today, talk to the Keeper of the Keys and seek His will for your life.


~Adrian Rogers~