Making the old look good at Christmas The Door is Alive

Making the old look good at Christmas

The Door is Alive 

This door may be old as far as our view of time

But the Door, Jesus Christ, is still

“ a new and living way opened for us” Hebrews 10:20

It was through the birth of Jesus Christ

We were introduced to the entrance of God

We now see the only door to the Father came on Christmas Day

Christ made it very clear He is the Door.

 “So Jesus said again, I assure you, most solemnly

I tell you, that I Myself am the Door for the sheep.”

John 10:7 AMP

Doors have a purpose.

I don’t know how it is in your house but in mine I think

my kids and grandkids forget the purpose of a door.

In the summer time, I want to keep

the house cool and free of bugs.

 In the winter time,

I want my house warm.

It seems there is always someone who leaves the

door open and my comfort level is compromised.

When my comfort level is compromised, I

realize how much I love my door no matter

how angry I get about it being left open.

Most of us have two locks on our

doors that lead in and out of our house.

Locks that protect our life and the life

of our loved ones and our possessions.

Every door provides an entry and exit to something.

In John 14: 6 Jesus said…

"I am the way, and the truth, and the life;

 no one comes to the Father but through Me”

Jesus is the Door “the way” but to pass

through there are two locks “truth” and “life”.

Jesus keeps lies and death out of the presence of the Father.

It is always nice to see a welcome mat at a door.

Romans 5:1-2…

“…our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained

access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.”

We gain access by faith, this faith

opens the door to favor, grace.

Without faith it is impossible to please

God, that is how we find His favor or grace.

We need to remember the Door is

alive not an old dead piece of wood.

  

Ephesians 2:18…

“For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.”

The veil in the tabernacle and the regulations

show us we cannot just walk in on God.

Hebrews 9:8-9 MSG…

“This was the Holy Spirit's way of showing with a visible parable

 that as long as the large tent stands, people can't just walk in on God.”

It is the Blood of Jesus that gives us confidence to enter.

Hebrews 10:19-23…

“Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.”

This door may be old as far as our view of time.

But the Door, Jesus Christ, is still

“ a new and living way opened for us”

 Hebrews 10:20

It was through the birth of Jesus Christ we

were introduced to the entrance of God.

We now see the only door to the Father came on Christmas Day.

Scripture Reading

Hebrews 10:19-25 NIV

19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. 25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another — and all the more as you see the Day approaching.