Jesus is your gate and ticket home

Every day of your life, doors of opportunity exist in front of you. We choose to walk through some and ignore others. Some doors lead to joy, others to regret. I’ve found that life is defined by the doors we walk through. Among these, one door stands out as the most important. 

One day, after healing a blind man, Jesus faced criticism from Jewish religious leaders who saw themselves as God’s gatekeepers — the ones who decided for God who was in and who was out. Jesus heard this and responded with a teaching. 

In John 10, Jesus describes a sheepfold with one legitimate entry point — one door, one gate. He explains that thieves enter by other means, but the true shepherd enters through the gate. Jesus then makes an unexpected claim. He says, “I am the gate.”