03-09-09 The New and Living Way

"He is called a door. But you must not think of a wooden door. You must think of a spiritual door that reasons, and is alive, and knows all about those that enter"--Cyril of Jerusalem

You stand gazing at the threshold of a blood stained door, and are motioned frantically to enter by the husband of the home. Perhaps you stumble in your rush to flee the coming darkness, your hand touches the warm liquid upon the lintel as you steady yourself. You should feel defiled from touching the blood, but somehow tonight…you just feel safe. Tonight is the making of history for you, a sign-post of deliverance being erected to guide future generations. You will call it a Passover. Life bought through the death and the blood of a sacrificed lamb applied upon the lintels with a broom of hyssop. You do not quite understand that this night would bring salvation to all who find shelter from simply crossing that threshold. No great works of righteousness on your part, no moral excellence, or bravery, or social standing, no merit of yours warranted deliverance-just the simple act of crossing over. Trusting the blood dripping from the door was enough. As deep darkness descends, fathers pull their daughters close; prayers move over oppressed lips that death would flee from them. Cries are heard outside of Goshen and you realize that life is lost outside of the blood. Who knew then, that there would be another wooden entry unto salvation? Another time when deep darkness would descend and one lamb would give his life for all who would enter under the blood?

“… Behold, the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world!” John 1:29

What did it take for John to see Jesus as a lamb? Did he stumble against this spiritual door? Did he feel the blood upon his hands, and hear the Father beckon him inside his Passover? Did the revelation of his salvation walking to him from the banks of the Jordan cause a rush of awe and love till across his weathered lips the declaration rushes forth… “Behold-“

“Jesus said… I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me”. John 14:6

Jesus speaks to us from the door post...calling us by name to enter "The Way". He sees the darkness approaching, and bids us come, and feel the safety of His embrace. He will taste death that we would not feel the sting, He will wrest the keys of hell that the grave would have no victory over us. He will arise, and ascend that where He is there we will always be.

“Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus,by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; Hebrews 10:19-20

-Christina Dammerman-