Access to the Qualitative Life

UV 1536/10000 Access to the Qualitative Life

I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

John 10 v 9


Jesus is the fate-altering miraculous door. Faith in His Name is the password to access all the the spiritual riches of heavenly places. He is the one who gives us access through the spirit to the Father. He is the Shepherd’s door through which we have entrance to the good sheepfold. He is also the door to gain access to good pastures and pastures in high places. The promises of God are the good pastures. The disciplines of study and meditation on the Word are the paths leading to these good pastures and still waters. Sheep need only food, water and rest. We obtain spiritual food, water and rest from the hands of the good Shepherd Jesus. In the Old Testament, Jehovah defined Himself in a general way as “I AM WHO I AM.” Under the new covenant, Jesus filled in the blanks by saying, “I AM THE DOOR.” He is the door leading to many doors in our lives. Just as Jesus said, “ In My Father’s House there are many mansions”, there are many doors in the kingdom of God though there is only one door to the Kingdom of God. A life of faith is exciting and full of possibilities as within the fold there are many unexplored doors that we need to open door by door. A door has a sense of mystery associated with it as one does not know what lies beyond the door but it is the sense of trust in the name, person and words of Jesus as evidenced in His acts that leads us to open each door. Jesus is the door to abundant life where abundance does not mean quantitative but the qualitative dimensions of life.


Once the sheep enter the good sheepfold, their security is assured or guaranteed by the shepherd. Jesus is our good fencing. We receive every blessing we need in abundance. What we ask for, we shall receive. What we seek, we shall find. When we knock, the door will be opened. Prayer is knocking on the door of Jesus. He watches over us day and night. He watches over our coming and going, our sitting and our lying down. He is the door to eternal life, the door of protection, the door to salvation, the door to solutions to life’s great problems and challenges, the door to provision, the door of truth, the door to eternal blessings, the door to peace and joy, the door to the abundant life, the door to wisdom and understanding the secrets of life.


A door has two aspects: it keeps out those who do not belong to the fold. It protects those who are inside. It opens to those who belong to the fold. The word “any man” implies that the door is open to anyone who believes or trusts the name of Jesus. The determining factor or critical factor is faith- it determines or decides who belong and who do not belong to the fold. Faith not only moves mountains. It changes the course of rivers. It opens fountains of joy and peace in our lives. The name or person in whom such faith is reposed should also be worthy of such faith. Jesus is the one door, the one name and person in whom such confidence can be placed.


Prateep V Philip