John 10:7 7Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
Jesus said that He is the “door of the sheep”. What did He
mean? Well, a sheepfold during Jesus’ time had no door which
could be opened and closed. The door of the sheepfold was just
an opening. In this kind of sheepfold, after the sheep had
entered it, the shepherd would sleep at the entrance. The
shepherd became, effectively, the “door” of the sheepfold.
When Jesus told His disciples, “I am the good shepherd,”
(John 10:11) He also assured them emphatically that He was the
“door of the sheep”. He was telling them and us, “Inside My
sheepfold, My sheep are always safe, completely protected and
kept close under My watchful eyes. And since I am just at the
entrance of the sheepfold, nothing, not even the muffled bleat
of one of My own, can escape My ears. Also, nothing evil
outside the sheepfold can enter and touch My sheep without
first coming through Me for I am the door of My sheep.”
So when the fight of life comes knocking on your door and
when panic threatens to rise within you, see yourself doubly
protected! He is both the good shepherd and the door of His
sheep. As your good shepherd, He gave His life for you to
redeem you from poverty, sickness and every other curse.
As your door, He keeps out everything evil that He has
redeemed you from. Because He shed His blood for you, you are
covered and protected within the sheepfold by a blood-stained
door. Disaster, destruction and death must pass over you and
your family because of His blood on your door. Remember that
on the night of the first Passover in Egypt, the destroyer
could not enter the houses of the Israelites because of the
blood of the lamb on their doors. (Exodus 12:13, 23)
Today, you can live life untroubled and unafraid, knowing
that Jesus, your good shepherd and door, protects and
preserves you and your family. No evil will befall you or your
loved ones because He is your dwelling place and refuge!
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