[The Glory Unveiled]
I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture. [ John 10:9 NIV ]
Gates, doorways, and pathways always lead to something—places and things. The Lord Jesus says He is the gate, which means He must lead to something. Anytime the Lord Jesus speaks about Himself, He uses absolutes, in most cases as is here, expressed with the definitive article, “the”. He does not claim to be one of something but a particular person or attribute—different and apart from others. So in this text, what gate is He? He tells us in the same verse, He is the gate that leads to salvation and pasture. He creates an analogy of all people being like sheep in the wild, a world of sin and its consequences. Yet in that same wild, there is a good shepherd and a pen that offers pasture, protection, and salvation from the wildlings of the world. The gate through which any sheep that desires salvation and pasture must pass is Jesus. And so, the Lord Jesus is the bridge between a wild and dangerous world and a world of safety and abundance. But there is a choice to be made, “whoever enters.” The Lord does not force anyone to enter; they must enter—believing that Jesus is Lord and Saviour—by their own free will, having considered what the Lord did for them. The Lord Jesus is able to offer what He claims to offer because He earned the right to, through His sacrificial payment on the cross. Therefore, only He can lead to the kind of saving and pasture our souls need. Outside the gate of Christ Jesus, nothing can satisfy. Every other thing may seem to satisfy, but they lead to more want. Jesus as our good shepherd delivers us from wants as He leads us into green pastures. Will you go through the gate, which is the Lord Jesus?
Prayer_Bead: Lord Jesus, thank you for your saving grace. I believe you are my Saviour and Lord. Thank you for the pasture for my soul.
Wisdom_Quote: Jesus is the gate to your soul’s needs.
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