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Wrong Door
A young man who often listened to a great Scottish preacher wanted very much to be saved. He had longed in his heart to know Christ as his deliverer and to know the blessedness of God’s salvation. Although he wept and prayed for weeks, he could get no sense of forgiveness, and no assurance that he was received by God.
One night the evangelist preached on the words, “I am the door: by Me if any man enter in, he shall be saved” (John 10:9). He stressed the fact that “any man” included sinners, no matter how wicked and corrupt they were. As he preached, the cloud of doubt lifted from the young man’s face.
After the meeting, the youth said to the preacher, “I got in at the open door tonight.”
“I am glad to hear it,” replied the preacher, “But why did you not get in before?”
“Well,” said the young man, “I had been at the wrong door all the time. I went to the saint’s door and I found it locked against me. I thought I had to be good enough for God to let me in. But tonight, I came as a sinner and found the sinner’s door wide open.”
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