DOOR

October 5  

Those that entered, male and female of all flesh, entered as God had commanded him; and the Lord closed it behind him.  Gen. 7:16

I've had the fortune to go many times to see the life-sized Ark near Cincinnati. I was impressed with the large ramp up to the one and only large door. Once God closed it no one could get in.  Later Jesus said He was the door of the sheep (John 10:1).  Using any other entry method made you illegitimate.                          

Coming home after a fishing trip, it suddenly dawned on me, my wife was at the store, and I had forgotten to take my key. I remembered that a window in the back, if wiggled just right, would open. I got a lawn chair and boosted myself up. As I put my first leg through, the chair tipped away and left me straddling the window sill, quite uncomfortably I might add! With some difficulty I bent my torso and got my head inside. There was still a drop of 3 1/2 feet to the floor. My wife had placed the cat food and water bowls there so I had to pitch myself forward with a thud. When I recounted my experience to Joanne, she calmly said, "I left the door open for you!"

I now say to you with all the zeal I can muster, "USE THE DOOR!" God has it wide open for you now. 

Russ Simpson