doors

The Scriptures speak to ideas about doors. For instance, in Deuteronomy 11:18 ff - "Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates..."

I find them fascinating and poetic, and have enjoyed taking photos of gates, entrances & doors while in various locations. Hope you enjoy these, taken in three countries...

Doors. Enter. Exit. Flow of life.

Pathways. Greetings. Entrance. Patterns. Open. Closed.

Guarding. Safety. Protective. Threatening. Hiding.

Barred. Locked. or Inviting. Colorful. Meaning.

Descriptive. Elegant. Framed. Cultural.

Scary. Peek-holes. Foreboding. Shut out. Shut in.

Inviting. Welcoming. Blue.

A statement. Useful. Handles.

Revelation 3 - "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."

Why not take a moment to thank God for an open door (in business, in your family, the open heart of a friend, ministry opportunity, etc.).

Then ask the Father to open a door for you ... of a new vision. A blessing in one area of your life, or a fresh adventure for His work in your world... or possibly to shut one, that would protect you & others...