'I am the door: by me if any man enter in , he shall be saved' John 10:9

How lovely to note that when the Lord Jesus speaks of Himself, He uses no lofty imagery; rather He speaks of Himself in comparison to everyday things, so that we have no difficulty  in grasping the meaning of His message. In John's Gospel, Chapter 4, He speaks of Himself as water, in Chapter 6 as bread, and here as the door. The illustration is simple. The Lord is saying that, just as you pass through a door to enter a building, so by faith in Christ Jesus you can enter into God's salvation. Perhaps the Lord has spoken of Himself in this way in order that it may often come to our attention! When you enter and leave your own house, you use a door. As you enter a car, you use its door. You pass through a door as you enter a store. Almost everywhere, doors meet your gaze. Our Lord seems to say to you, I will meet you wherever you are, and I would like you to be reminded wherever you go that I am the door by which you can be saved.

God's Salvation is a Person

Now, I would like you to notice how particular the Lord is in His statement regarding the way of salvation. He does not say, 'The church is the door', neither does he say, 'The sacraments are the door', nor, 'Baptism is the door,' Rather he points to Himself and says, 'I am the door'. Peter affirms this truth by saying, 'Neither is there salvation in any other' (Acts 4:12). Paul declares, 'that in all thing He (Christ) might have the preeminence' (Colossians 1:18). Salvation is found only in the person of our Lord Jesus Christ, for he said, 'I am the door'.

A Possible Salvation

The Lord declares, 'by Me if ANY MAN enter in, he shall be saved.' How wonderful! Regardless of their colour or condition, the Lord invites all.

A preacher recalled how when preaching in a mountain village a woman who attended those meetings was yearning for God's salvation. However the devil had convinced her that her life had been too sinful for God to receive her. One night as the preacher spoke of Paul's words, 'This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief' (1 Timothy 1:15), she saw for the first time that if Christ could save Paul, the chief of sinners, he was willing and able to save her too! She entered in and was saved! The Lord 'is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that ANY should perish, but that all should come to repentance' (2 Peter 3:9). The blood of Christ can cleanse any sin (1 John 1:7). Have you been made wretched through sin? Listen dear friend, the saviour beckons you, 'is ANY man enter in, he shall be saved.'

A Present Salvation

Did you ever hear a person say, 'You can't know in this life. you have to wait for the judgment to find out where you will be'? Such thinking is 'ecclesiastical rubbish' for I search in vain to fid such a theory in the bible. In fact, the bible tells us just the opposite! 'He shall be saved,' says the Lord. It doesn't say that he might be or he can hope to be, but, 'he SHALL be saved.' When? The answer is simple. The very moment he enters the Door, he is saved. When did you receive Christ by entering the door? When Zacchaeus received the Saviour, the Lord assured him, 'THIS DAY is salvation come to this house' (Luke 19:9). Salvation is not obtainable after death. 'Now is the day of salvation' (2 Cor 6:2)

A Precious Salvation

The Hope Diamond is one of the world's most precious gems, yet 10,000 of them couldn't purchase God's salvation. But thank God, the cost was met by a Person, the Lord Jesus Christ. 'I am the good Shepherd: the good shepherd giveth His life for the sheep' (John 10:11). We are 'not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold... But with the precious blood of Christ' (1 Pet 1:18,19)

Not only is salvation precious because of the price paid to procure it, but also because of its delivering power. Hell awaits the sinner, but God cries, 'Deliver him from going down into the pit: I have found a ransom' (Job 33:24). Faith in Christ saves the soul from hell, judgment, and eternal punishment in the lake of fire. How comforting His words are to those who enter in - 'he shall be saved'.

A Permanent Salvation

When the Lord saves a soul, he does a perfect work. Did you ever observe a sheep and a shepherd? One thing you will notice is that its always the shepherd who hold the sheep, and never the sheep who hold onto the shepherd. Similarly, in salvation, I'm not holding onto the Shepherd; but thank God , the Shepherd is holding onto me! He has put me on his shoulders, so I'm safe and secure (Luke 15:5).

If you enter the Door, he will assure you wit this wonderful fact, 'I give unto them eternal life; and they shall NEVER perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand' (John 10:28).

My friend, the Saviour calls; will you come? Receive him now and experience His words, 'by Me if any man enter in, he shall be saved.'

'I am the way, the truth and the life: now man cometh unto the father but by me.' John 14:6