The Doors In Life

Have you ever counted how many times you go through doors each day? If you add it up, it will amaze you how much they play a major role in our life - ESPECIALLY THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR!

Illus: A woman goes to a psychiatrist and says, "Doctor, you've got to do something about my husband -- he thinks he's a refrigerator!"

• The doctor said, "I wouldn't worry too much about it, Lots of people have harmless delusions. It will pass."

• The woman insisted "But you don't understand, he sleeps with his mouth open, and the little light keeps me awake."

Doors are amazing, we could not get along without them, especially the refrigerator door. But also doors are intriguing.

We can be in a crowded room with the door closed, and if the door opens, almost everyone in the room will look to see who is coming into the room.

Illus: Did you hear about the train that was very crowded. The train stopped at a small town and every seat was full. The door opened and an American soldier walked in, on his way home from the war in Iraq. He walked the aisle trying to find a seat, but every seat was filled.

The only unoccupied seat was directly adjacent to a well-dressed middle-aged French lady and was being used by her little dog. The war weary soldier asked, "Please, ma'am, may I sit in that seat?" The French woman looked down her nose at the soldier, sniffed and said, "You Americans. You are such a rude class of people. Can't you see my Little Fifi is using that seat?" The soldier walked away, determined to find a place to rest, but after another trip down to the end of the train, found himself again facing the woman with the dog. Again he asked, "Please, lady. May I sit there? I'm very tired." The French woman wrinkled her nose and snorted, "You Americans! Not only are you rude, you are also arrogant. Imagine, the nerve of you expecting my Fifi to lose her seat to you!" The tired soldier didn't say anything else; he leaned over, picked up the little dog, tossed it out the window of the train and sat down in the empty seat. The woman shrieked and railed, and demanded that someone defend her and chastise the soldier. An English gentleman sitting across the aisle spoke up, "I say old chap, you Americans do seem to have a habit for doing the wrong thing.

• You eat holding the fork in the wrong hand.

• You drive your autos on the wrong side of the road.

• And now, sir, you've thrown the dog out the window when you should have thrown her out.”

Doors are a big part of our life every day.

Illus: I have always said that church doors are the most amazing doors of them all. It is amazing how religious some people can get once they walk through those doors.

• A husband can be mad as a wet hen at his wife, but once he walks through those magic doors, it is, “Honey this and honey that!”

• A woman can gossip all week long about everyone in the church, but once she walks within those magic doors, she wants to hug and kiss everyone she sees.

• But once they walk out of these magic doors, they are the same person they were before they walked through them.

Doors are amazing!

Illus: A man said, “One time when I was home visiting my folks, my mom asked me to set the table for dinner. I opened the refrigerator, and taped to the inside of the door was a gorgeous picture of a lovely, slender, perfectly built, but scantily-clad young woman.” "Mom, what's this?" I asked. "Oh, I put that up there to remind me not to over-eat," she answered. "Is it working?" I asked. "Yes and no," she explained. "I've lost 15 pounds, but your dad has gained 20!"

Doors are certainly a big part of our daily life.

Illus: There are many “doors” mentioned in the Bible:

• “...the door of faith....” – Acts 14:27

• “...a door of hope:....” – Hos. 2:15

• “...the door of my lips.” Psa. 141:3

• “...a door of utterance,....” – Col. 4:3

• “...the doors of the house of the LORD,....” – 2 Chron. 29:3

• “...the doors of the shadow of death?” – Job 38:17

• “...the doors of heaven,....” – Psa. 78:23

The Bible has something to teach us about doors. With that in mind, we want to look at some other doors that are available in the Bible.

I. THE DOOR OF OPPORTUNITY

When the DOOR OF OPPORTUNITY opens, enter it!

But so often, when opportunity knocks, many just yell, “Go Away!” For example: