When Joseph and Mary arrived in Bethlehem, I’m sure they went to family members first looking for a place to stay. Everywhere they went though, they were met with closed doors. I don’t know how many inns they tried, but we know that the one mentioned in the Bible had no room for them. Just when they thought it was another closed door, they opened the door to the stable. It wasn’t much, but that open door became the place where the Messiah was born. Like the inn, our lives have a lot of compartments or rooms. How many of those doors do you have closed to Him? When we open the doors of our life to Him, He opens doors for us. Don’t just give Jesus a room or even a few rooms in your life. Open all the doors to every part so He can have His way and give you everything He has for you.
Here are some Bible verses on open doors.
1. Be like servants anticipating their master’s return from a wedding celebration. They are ready at a moment’s notice to unlock and open the door for him.
Luke 12:36 TPT
2. To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: “This is the message from the one who is holy and true. He has the key that belonged to David, and when he opens a door, no one can close it, and when he closes it, no one can open it.”
Revelation 3:7 GNT
3. I am the Door; anyone who enters through Me will be saved [and will live forever], and will go in and out [freely], and find pasture (spiritual security).
John 10:9 AMP
4. Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.
Matthew 7:7 NLT
5. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
Revelation 3:20 ESV
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Devotions by Chris Hendrix 