Word of the Day
Beloved, I am the door to the sheepfold. I am the door by which all men must enter. If one does not enter through Me, “The Door”; then, he is a thief and a liar. He is the enemy of the soul. I want you to see this in a personal way and not just as the whole sheepfold or the whole church. Today I am speaking to you as the sheepfold and I am the door…the entrance to all you are or ever will be.
In the natural thieves and robbers, by their very nature, try to break in and steal the treasures of a house. Their hearts are set to do mischief…to do treacherous things… to take what is not lawfully theirs. Thieves look for breaches in the walls of your house both in the physical and spiritual. The enemy is one who stalks and sets snares to entrap…to gain entrance in order to destroy the work I, your Good Shepherd…have already accomplished and given to you via the Cross (Psalms 91:5-6)
Beloved, you are Mine and I have paid a great price to bring you into a place of grace and rest…a place where you can abide in Me without fear. I have already paid the price and you do not have to do so…do not have to obey a law to be accepted in the Beloved.
Be so very aware. The enemy roars like a lion. Notice, I said like. He is not a lion and only pretends to be one to introduce fear. I am the true Lion of Judah. Your adversary is always looking for an opening…a breach by which he can access your life. Some of the most prevalent back alley ways he uses are: doubt, unbelief, worry, unforgiveness and fear of what might happen, what I might think of you and so on. His tactics are limitless but My power is greater than his pathetic attempts at roaring like I, the Lion of Judah, can and do. He is a imitator, a liar, a thief and today I roar over the back alley tactics he is using in your life to discourage and disarm you.
Remember, there is no condemnation in Christ…in Me. So, close any breaches in the walls of your heart and life. Walk in forgiveness of yourself and others. Let go of petty things for I love and accept you no matter what. The opinions of others which do not line up with mine must be rejected. I, unlike the enemy, will not come through any back way. I come directly to you with instruction, exhortation, hope, forgiveness and so much more. I am the door to your heart…to the sheepfold of your life. He who comes against you with accusation, shame and guilt is not Me.
Therefore, be mindful and guard the door of your heart and make way for only Me. If anyone or anything comes that does not line up with My Word…does not smell or look like Me…does not exhibit grace and forgiveness or leaves you with a sense of condemnation you must “Shut The Door” to the father of all lies, for you have been accepted by Me. Know this, when I said “it is finished” I meant it. After all, he wants nothing more than to damage you which he knows separates you from the one who loves you most; Me.
In light of all I have said, ask Holy Spirit to show you any breaches in need of sealing up with the Word of God. Give the enemy not access and tell Him when he accuses you, “Talk to the Door!” …Read Complete Love Letter
I ASSURE you, most solemnly I tell you, he who does not enter by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way (elsewhere, from some other quarter) is a thief and a robber (John 10:1 Amplified)
Prayer
Lord, there is no other way beside You. You are the beginning, the end and all in between. Nothing escapes Your knowledge and you know all things lying in the path before me. Therefore I will stick close to you. I will be a good watchman…a good gatekeeper over my heart and soul. I will.
Many times the enemy has come to accuse me…to accuse You in attempts to persuade me to leave the safe confines of Your guidance and love. He has wanted me to believe the hard things I experienced were evidence that you had forsaken me or did not care about my suffering. He tried to come in the back way through breaches in my heart where unforgiveness, doubt, unbelief, anger and so many other things had made cracks big enough for Him to slither in and distract me. I opened the door not for You, my Good Shepherd, but for him. Please forgive me for not having my heart and mind set on You. Sometimes I would open the door to You and then disregard what you spoke to me thinking it was too hard…too scary or too good to be true. I repent of my doubt and I let go of all shame and guilt associated with having believe the enemy instead of You.
I declare I am one who opens the door only to the Good Shepherd. I do not listen to the lion-like roars of the enemy but I do listen to the Lion of Judah. He roars over me. I choose to forgive as I have been forgiven and put to death any root of bitterness or resentment within me. I am mindful of my heart and declare it belongs only to the Lord. I reject anything that does not agree with the Word in reference to who the Lord is and who I am. I say no to the law and yes to grace. I seal all cracks and breaches with the Word of the Lord and I tell the enemy, “Go talk to the Door!” Amen.
Reflect and Journal
1. What breaches in the sheepfold of your life have given the enemy a place to slither in to do his dirty work…to accuse you and limit your service to and for God?
2. What has the enemy done…how he has intimidated you with a lion-like roar? Has he harassed you about things you have already asked forgiveness for by insulting you with shame and guilt? Yes, it is an insult for you are forgiven.
3. How have you been guarding the door of your heart? How can you better guide the door of your heart?
4. Take a few moments and tell the enemy to “talk to the Door” about all those accusations he has made. Name them and let them go.