The church, although a divine institution, is not the door. The preacher, although able to point hearers to the door, is not the door. The ordinances, although given by the Lord, are not the door. Good works, although essential for the service enjoined upon believers, are not the door.

“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). The Lord Himself is the Door! “For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (1 Timothy 2:5).

The verb “am” deserves serious consideration. Jesus did not say that I was the door, as though it were only true in the past. Nor did he say that I will be the door, as though it were only true in the future. “I am the door.” Jesus is the door in the present – right at this time. That is why the invitation is to “come now” and “enter now.”  “Now is the accepted time; behold now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:2).

Again, the definite article “the” signifies emphasis. There is one door. All roads may lead to Rome, but all doors do not lead to heaven. Jesus proclaimed that only He is the door. He did not say that he is “a” door, as though there were many doors to salvation. “No man cometh unto the Father but by Me” (John 14:6).  

Finally, Jesus said that He is the “Door.” The word “door” is appealing in its simplicity and suggestiveness. A door is an entrance, a portal, a means of access. The Lord Jesus is the entrance to salvation, to peace, to eternal life, to divine glory, to heaven!

He is the only One who has died for the sins of the world, that He “might bring us to God” (1 Peter 3:18). It was His precious blood that was shed for “the forgiveness of sins” (Ephesians 1:7). He alone is worthy and able to say: “I am the Door: by Me, if any man enter in he shall be saved” (John 10:9). Not by Law, not by works, not by money, not by fame, not by character or by gain; but only through His glorious name.

The Door is wide open. An invitation is already offered. “Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me” (Revelation 3:20). When you enter, you become part of the flock of the Good Shepherd. “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep” (John 10:11).

In Christ, the Christian is a new creation. “I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture” (John 10:9). After salvation, the Lord’s commandments are to be observed diligently and good works devotedly maintained. Your conduct of life will reveal the fact of that salvation. Therefore, accept the invitation; acknowledge that Jesus is the Door to salvation. Approach Him in repentance and faith. Enter a new life, a new way, a new goal. “And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory” (1 Peter 5:4).