“I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.” John 10:9
“Rats!” That’s what I had told my friend was the reason for my call. Though I had no idea why or how, rats had eaten 4 holes in the side walls of my pool cage when they tried to get in! Why? I had no idea, as there was no food in my pool area. But my friend told me that he’d be over to take a look at re-screening. I said, “Let me know when and I’ll leave the door unlocked for you!” He laughed!
It wasn’t that he laughed that made me curious, but how and what he laughed at! It was kind of an, “oh silly boy” snicker at the thought of MY needing to let HIM in by unlocking the screen door! When I asked, “what’s so funny,” he said, “I don’t need you to unlock your door for me. I’m the screen-man. I can get in anytime I want! Just give me permission! And that’s when it hit me! How funny!
We humans are funny creatures. We build walls and structures to keep us safe and sound, not realizing that there are people out there who are experts at getting to us. Some for OUR welfare, and some for their own! The idea of being safe and secure behind a man made door is really only an illusion. I remembered the night we actually had an intruder break into our locked house!
How silly it is for me to think I can build a world where nothing bad or evil can get to me. If a rodent or a drug addict can gain access without my permission, ‘safety’ is simply false hope. I have found that even when the purpose of my heart is noble, darkness and evil continually plot to break in and turn my intentions to their ways. Fixing a flimsy screen won’t do. I need a Heart-Guard.
As good as my friend is at fixing screens, Jesus Christ is better at fixing and maintaining hearts. He IS ‘The Door!’ When I turn the keys of my life over to Him and let Him have total access, HIS power and abilities can take care of ANY intrusion… even when the rat… is me! Are YOU letting Jesus have control of your heart? Are you willing to let Him rid you of even your pet rats?
