Enter The Door That God Opens

"I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut.  I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name." Revelation 3:8 (NIV)

In a vision, the Apostle John was told to write these words to the leader of the church in Philadelphia.  God knew that they had kept His word and had not denied Him, so He was giving them an opportunity that he was not giving to anyone else.

God opens doors for His Church, and for the individuals within His Church.  An open door is an opportunity to enter into a place or an opportunity for service.  Some doors only God can open for us.  He provides us with the opportunity to use our talents in new places, to serve in new ways, to speak to people that we know in new ways, or to speak to people that we haven't spoken to before.  He gives us the chance to share The Word of God, by word or by example, in ways or places like never before.  Once God opens a door for us, no man can close that door.  However, we must walk through the door that He opens.  We are never forced to enter it, we must choose to enter it.  There are also some doors that He closes, that we were not meant to go through, and no man can open them. (Revelation 3:7)  Some things we just should avoid, and He helps us to avoid making some big mistakes.  We should thank God for the doors which He opens for us, and for the doors which He closes.