Do you wonder about this saying? This particular sign/door was a birthday gift from my son and daughter in law, who create signs for a living. I was deeply moved by this one as it showed that they knew about my blog title/theme "Closed Doors, Open Windows", based on the quote, "When God closes a door, He opens a window." The above can also be said, "When God opens a door, no man can shut it!"
What this tells me is that God is in control of my life...He opens doors for me and no one else is able to keep me from entering it. It also tells me that when I think all hope is lost, and it appears that there is no other way to go, God opens a "window" of opportunity that comes directly from His hand.
I know from personal experience that God does this for His children. That is how I began writing this blog in the first place...Click HERE for the beginning blog, way back in 2010..., and then here again when we came to another "closed door" about a year or so later...
And there are so many other examples, too numerous to share here, but in each and every one God was always faithful to open that "window" for us just when we needed it most. There were also many times that God opened doors that no man could shut, even when they may have tried...because God had a plan for our lives and He was the one doing the opening and closing.
So, yes, this little sign speaks volumes to me. There could be no better gift. We may be approaching such a door again in the near future, and we pray that God will continue to be faithful to open and close the doors that are best for us, no matter what we or others may think! I know He will...He always has, and He does not change!
This particular saying did originate with God, way back in Isaiah 22:22 and then again in the book of Revelation 3:7-8, in God's message to the church in Philadelphia...which was also known as the "church in revival".
Revelation 3:7-8
7. "And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write,
These things says He who is holy,
He who is true,
He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens."
8. "I know your works.
See, I have set before you an open door,
and no one can shut it;
for you have a little strength,
have kept My word, and have not denied My name."
Has God opened any special doors for you lately, or at other times in your life? Have you experienced the wonder and joy of knowing that what God hath opened, no man can shut? It's truly a marvelous blessing, isn't it?
