Sunday’s Blessing – 03/23/2025 – 3rd Sunday of Lent – I AM the Door

Sunday’s Blessing – 03/23/2025 – 3rd Sunday of Lent – I AM the Door

During the weeks of Lent we are looking at the Seven I AMs of Jesus. So far we have considered Jesus as the Bread of Life and the Light of the World. This week we are looking at “I AM the Door”.

The third I AM to consider is found in John 10:9

I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. (ESV)

Jesus came to provide mankind a way back to the Father. Man and woman were created in the Garden to have fellowship with their Creator. After the fall and subsequent expulsion from the Garden, mankind began to draft their own means of getting into good standing with God. Some developed works-based legalism as a means of earning salvation. Others decided they were simply born into the right lineage or could elevate their social status to the point of being allowed entry into Heaven.

Jesus addressed these religious leaders to debunk their ideas as rubbish, then boldly declared, “I AM the Door!!” This infuriated the religious community so much that they began to plot ways of putting him down. He didn’t add His name to the list of ways to God, but instead proclaimed, “I AM the only way back to God.” Paul later affirmed this in his letter to the Church at Ephesus by saying, “One Lord, one faith, one baptism.” (Ephesians 4:5 ESV) “The” is a singular article. If Jesus had said “a door” things would have been vastly different. The choice is yours. He either is, or is not.

Now for this week’s blessing:

May you enter The Door into the Kingdom by proclaiming Jesus is Lord

By identifying yourself as one crucified with Christ, buried with Him

Then raised together with Him, ascended to Heaven with Him

And then seated at the right hand of the Father

From this place of authority as a joint heir with Christ

May you live as one who is far above all rule and authority

Taking every thought captive and authority over every name that is named

Until you have transformed your thinking into that of Christ Himself

As you live from this elevated position in Christ

Allow the Holy Spirit to bring you into lives whom you can touch with love

That you can encourage and teach from The Word with Whom you fellowship

And provoke others to become disciples in the Kingdom of Christ