Last night we were looking at the outer walls of the Tabernacle and my friend and co-teacher, Mike, talked about Jesus and His words from John 10:9 "I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture."
He pointed out three things:
First, Jesus is the gate, not one of many gates but "the gate". There are not many paths to God but only one. The first responsibility of anyone is to go in by that gate. When he does he will be saved. That salvation is more than salvation from destruction and condemnation but is an entering into rest.
Second, Jesus says that he who has entered will be able to go in and out. Now that does not refer to our salvation but to our life and service in the world. Having gone in for salvation we can now go out to serve.
Thirdly, we will find pasture. Pasture again speaks of rest, contentment, feeding. Have we truly found pasture or are we so busy "doing" that we have no time for "being"?
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