Sunday Recap

We had a great day Sunday! We returned to John's letter to the church at Philadelphia in Revelation 3:7-8:

To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write:
These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. NIV

I believe God is saying these things to us from this passage. Firstly, He has given us an open door. Secondly, no one can shut this door. Thirdly, we have a little strength. Fourthly, we have kept his word.

Here is the message in a single statement. Since God has given us both a door of opportunity and strength sufficient to walk through it, we need to have the tenacity to keep on demonstrating our faith in His word. We may have a wonderful opportunity in front of us, and we may have strength enough to walk through that open door. We may even have some history of faithfulness, but if we do not use whatever strength to press on through this open door, we could have a missed opportunity. Let us be tenacious about putting our faith into action. We have God's word, so let's do it.