Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8 All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them. 9 I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture. John 10:7-9
This week we have been looking at John 10:7-9 where JEsus tells the Pharisees that he is the gate for the sheep and pondering s of gates in the Bible. Gates are places where we go in and out. Gates were places of legal transactions like Boaz marrying Ruth. Gates are places that keep the bad guys out and protect the good guys. We looked at Sampson moving the gates of Gaza when he was caught compromised and took up the gates and repositioned them facing Hebron – God. Today let’s look at that favorite Psalm 100 written by King David. It talks about entering the gates. I am asking myself today how I am entering the gates of my salvation – all discombobulated from jet lag, grumping about figuring what it means to be a widow, or am I entering the gates with thanksgiving for my many friends and his presence with me as I navigate this phase of life?
Psalm 100
1 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Worship the Lord with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
3 Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his[a];
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
5 For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.
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