An Open Door, Unable to Be Shut--Jan. 11, 2019

Lord Jesus, the Father has set his seal on you;

before you is an open door, which no one

is able to shut. 

Make us worthy to pass through that door,

to be with you.

Then our former troubles will be forgotten,

hidden from your sight.

You are the stronghold of our lives,

of whom shall we be afraid?

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 47; 148; 27; 114

Isa. 65:13-16

Rev. 3:7-13

John 6: 15-27

Selected Verses

Ps. 27:1b

The LORD is the stronghold of my life;
          of whom shall I be afraid?

Isa. 65:16

Then whoever invokes a blessing in the land
     shall bless by the God of faithfulness,
and whoever takes an oath in the land
     shall swear by the God of faithfulness,
because the former troubles are forgotten
     and are hidden from my sight.

Rev. 3:8a

"I know your works.  Look, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut.  …"  [To the angel of the church in Philadelphia] 

John 6:27

"…Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.  For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal."  [Jesus, to the crowd that had followed him across the sea]]