A man who was very clever and well-known for his wonderful escapes from rooms and prisons, told of a time he was put into a cell to test his ability.
He said, “For a long time I tried to pick the lock, but could not, and as I had tried everything, was unable to understand why this lock would not yield to my efforts. Finally, quite by accident, I turned the handle and discovered that the door had not been locked!”
There is another door which is not locked, and yet many are trying to open it—the door to eternal life. Do you know that Door? Jesus says, “I am the Door, by Me if any man enter in he shall be saved.” John 10:99I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. (John 10:9).
Many people are trying to open this door, and yet one turn of the handle—one simple act of faith, would give them an entrance. The death of the Lord Jesus on Calvary’s cross made it possible that all who trust Him may have the knowledge of salvation, sins forgiven, and peace with God.
Would you like to have your sins forgiven? There is nothing for you to do but trust in the finished work of Christ. Do not keep on trying to do something to earn salvation, but accept it at once as a gift from God’s loving hand, and thank Him for it.
ML 09/15/1946