When I came to the city of Troas to preach the Good News of Christ, the Lord opened a door of opportunity for me. 

Acts 14:27: ” Upon arriving in Antioch, they called the church together and reported everything God had done through them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles, too.”

Colossians 4:3: ”And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.”

The above verse corresponds with what was happening to Paul in Troas. This ‘’door of opportunity’’ was, it seems, a door opened for the gospel ‘’message’’. But if we also take the Acts 14 reference, we find the opening of ‘double-doors’. God opens a door for the church to speak, and He opens the door for sinners to come in to His family of faith.

In both cases it is God who opens the door. He is sovereign.

Some years ago I read an excellent book about evangelism. The author made the point that one Biblical way we can pray about our Christian witness is to ask for ‘open doors’ to be able to speak about Jesus. This idea has gradually seeped into my thinking, and it is now a regular part of my own prayers.

How about you?