Growing up on a farm, we had many gates. I learned at a young age how important each gate was. Each of these gates was like the front door, the main entrance. We always had to make sure the gate worked properly: to let things in and out as needed, and to not only keep things in but to keep the unwanted out. Yes, we sometimes had problems of the unwanted getting in our pastures by other ways. Did this make them a thief? Unwanted? If you come in the side or back door does this make you a thief?
I have always been taught that Jesus is our shepherd, and we are his flock. So where is this gate that Jesus is in charge of? I see it as the doors of a church, the opportunity to help others, the challenge to step out of my comfort zone. Too many times, I look for the easy way to get in, sometimes trying to be unnoticed. We need to recognize that the gate of Christianity is there for us. It is to keep us in and to protect us from harm; it is there to be opened and to send us out to do good.
PRAYER:
Lord, help me to realize where my gate is, help me to better understand which side of the gate I need to be on. Amen.
Written by Will Rucker
Written by Will Rucker
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