I Am the Gate

"Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep" - John 10:7
 
You’ve probably heard the phrase “all roads lead to God” or “just be a good person.” It sounds inclusive. It sounds fair. But Jesus didn’t leave that option open. He didn’t come to improve religion. He came to replace it with Himself.
 
When He said, “I am the door of the sheep,” He wasn’t just giving a metaphor for comfort or safety. He was making an exclusive claim about access. In His day, religion was centered around rules, temples, and leaders who stood between people and God. So for Jesus to say, “I am the gate,” was a way of saying, “The only way to enter into real life with God is through Me.” That kind of claim didn’t just shake things up; it shattered the whole system.
 
But it still confronts us today. Because deep down, many of us still think the gate to God is behavior. Or knowledge. Or being better than someone else. Or mixing bits of different beliefs to make a version of spirituality that feels safe and affirming. But Jesus didn’t say He was a gate. He said He was the gate. There is no side door. No back alley. No spiritual workaround.
 
That’s not narrow. That’s clarity. It means you don’t have to guess your way to God. You don’t have to climb a religious ladder. You don’t have to perfect your performance. You come to Jesus. You trust Him. You enter through Him. And on the other side, there’s life, rest, freedom, identity, and relationship. Not religion, not pressure, not guilt.
 
If you’ve been trying to prove yourself, impress others, or balance your way into God’s presence, maybe today is the day you stop and walk through the only Gate that leads to life.
He’s not just a way. He is the way. And that changes everything.