Doors
Doors, they are a physical reality and they hold many facts about life metaphorically. This proves true in Scripture. In Matthew 6:6 we read the red words of Jesus instructing believers to use the door in order to acquire privacy for prayer. This is an important element of prayer because Jesus discourages the opposite type of prayer in the verse before (v.5) - "do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others." Get secluded with God. Then in Mark 13:34 , Jesus teaches for His own to be on guard and watch at the door for the return of the house owner. Doors as barriers or obstacles are not to be feared with the Lord on your side. Jesus proved that to the resurrected body walls and closed doors were no problem as He appeared to the Disciples - "On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and ...