The door is closed. Eric and Fritz must stay outside. They lingered too long playing with their little friends. Eric was warned; he should have come at the appointed time. But now it was too late.
Inside Eric can hear the children playing games and singing hymns. Soon they will all be sitting down to a grand supper—with lots of sandwiches and cake. There will be prizes given out too. Eric is sad and hungry.
The Lord Jesus is the Door—the only Door to salvation, to life and peace and heaven. He says: “I am the Door: by Me if any man enter in, he shall be saved.” John 10:99I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. (John 10:9).
Soon that Door will be closed forever. God Himself will shut the door, and those left outside will be shut out forever—left behind for judgment.
Come to Jesus NOW, dear children. Press in through the open Door.
“They that were ready went in with him...: and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other..., saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But He answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.” Matthew 25:10-1210And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. 11Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 12But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. (Matthew 25:10‑12).
ML 10/24/1965