A Door Opened Unto Paul 2 Corinthians 2:12

Paul the apostle wrote to the church members in Corinth about “forgiving” whomever they “forgive”, “Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devises”. In chapter two and verse twelve of Second Corinthians, Paul began to tell the church members what happened, “when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel”, where we read:

Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel,

and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,

The verse begins, “Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, ...” Paul began with the word, “furthermore” which means “moreover and”, “when I came” or “at the time Paul appears, arrives and shows himself in public” “to Troas” which means “a Trojan” and was “a city near Hellespont” “to preach” or “to proclaim, declare and announce” “Christ's” or “the anointed One, the Messiah and the Son of God's” “gospel” or “good news or good tidings”. Paul made reference to the time he came to the city of “Troas” to share the “good news” of Jesus Christ .

The verse continues, “...and a door was opened unto me of the Lord” Paul added the words, “and a door” which means “a vestibule, entrance, way or passage” “was opened” which means “was unstopped and ajar” “unto me” or “toward Paul” “of the Lord” or “he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master and the title given to God the Messiah”. When Paul went to “Troas”, he knew a “opening” was given to him by the Lord to share the “gospel”.

When we think through these words of Paul, we see how he referred to his opportunity to share the “gospel” of Jesus Christ with people in “Troas”. He credited the Lord with this possibility which is where “glory” should be attributed. Jesus desires to have a relationship with everyone, and when we follow after Him, he will provide “open doors” for us to share His “good news” with others. Let us follow Paul's example and discover the “open doors” with which to share Christ's “gospel” with people who do not know Him.

Next time Paul tells the church members when he “I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother:” Until tomorrow…there is more…

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