doors
i am thinking and praying about God opening doors a lot right now, as we consider big changes in our family’s life and location. here are a few verses i have noticed:
paul prays for open doors. Colossians 4:3: at the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison-that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
paul stays where he is because a door opens. 1 Corinthians 16:8-9: but I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost, for a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.
a door is opened, but paul does not walk through. 2 Corinthians 2:12-13: when I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, even though a door was opened for me in the Lord, my spirit was not at rest because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I took leave of them and went on to Macedonia.
doors close to opportunities for what looks like gospel ministry. Acts 16:6-10: And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bythinia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them. So, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas. And the vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
