As you know, this blog site is entitled An Open Door. The title is taken from a phrase embedded in Revelation 3:8,” Behold I have set before you an open door “. I referenced in my  About the Blog section that I had written more on these verses. Here is a very personal reflection on this verse and how it was a significant impetus in creating this blog.

This is the full text of Revelation 3:8

I know your works.

Behold, I have set before you an open door which no one is able to shut.

I know that you have but little power,

And yet you have kept my word

And have not denied my Name.

The words, “I know”, are the ones that stopped me short as I read this. Jesus was speaking through John to the church of Philadelphia. The Spirit of Jesus was speaking through the words of John to me.” I know. I know you. I know your capabilities. I know your works, that you have been writing for years about the things that I have shown you.” 

“And I know that you have but little power.”  In thinking about compiling my written pieces into a blog, this was absolutely accurate. I am technologically challenged to say the least. If God was leading me to create a blog, it seemed to be an unconquerable task given my aversion to most endeavors that require some computer proficiency. 

The “I knows” don’t stop there, however.” I also know that you have kept my word and I know that you have not denied my name.” This is true of my intentions and sometimes my actions. My intention is to obey the God I love and to live in such a way that honors who He is. I have certainly not always lived according to my intentions, but there are times that I have. These phrases acknowledged and even validated my true heart’s desire.

So then we came back to the open door, which for me was the invitation to put my writings into a blog. “I know you are afraid to do this, I know you think that you are incapable, I know that you want to obey me, I know that you want to honor my name. I know it all. I also know that I am holding the door open for you, I, the One who has a habit of choosing weak vessels to display My power. Will you trust Me and cross the threshold of this open door that I have set before you?”

You now know the answer, but you don’t know the process. I needed help, a lot of help. My wonderful daughter-in-law Lucia, my husband Michael, my son Evan, my accountability buddy Ruth, my soul sister Jenny and many others have carried me over the threshold.

What about you? Is there an open door set before you? Has it been there for quite some time, held open by the patient and yet persistent Doorkeeper? Have you been telling Him all the reasons why you cannot possibly step through? Has He been countering with His “I knows”? Then perhaps it is time.

— MM