John 10:7 comes right after the disciples don’t understand in verse 6, and Jesus does something so telling. He says it again. He circles back. Not in frustration. In patience. Because Jesus is not just trying to get information into their heads. He’s forming people. And formation often happens through repetition, not novelty.

Then He says something simple and shocking. “I am the sheep’s door.”

He doesn’t explain the door as a concept or a method. He gives you Himself. The door is not a technique. It’s not a system. It’s not a ladder you climb. The door is a person. Jesus is saying access to God is not earned through proving, improving, or performing. It’s received through relationship with Him.

That’s where this hits daily worship. Many of us still treat worship like a ladder. Sing hard enough. Feel enough. Focus enough. Repent enough. And none of those things are wrong, but if they become the way you try to gain access, you’re climbing. John 10:7 is Jesus saying you do not climb into the fold. You come through the door. You come through grace.

A door is also a boundary and a threshold. It’s an entrance into safety, protection from what steals, and a transition into real life. And Jesus will keep contrasting Himself with thieves in this chapter because thieves take by sneaking in. The Shepherd gives by standing as the door.

Question for today: Where have I been climbing spiritually, trying to earn access, when Jesus is inviting me to simply come to Him as the door?

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