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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 stood among them and said, “Peace be with you ! John 20:19 In John 20, Jesus had just risen from the dead. One evening the disciples were huddled together in a room behind locked doors for fear of being arrested. They did everything they could to keep people out, but Jesus suddenly walked through the door. He didn’t unlock it, open it. He just came through it. God was showing us that closed doors can’t keep us from what He has for us. Forces of darkness may have locked the door, trying to keep us outside. The door is locked with a deadbolt. The good news is that God comes through doors. He’s not limited by what’s limiting us. We’re natural; He’s supernatural. Closed doors can’t stop us. God is going to walk right through it. He’s not going to let us miss our destiny.

For we walk by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7 In the Scripture, the life of a believer is compared to an eagle. It’s interesting that day after day, parent eagles sit on their eggs to keep them warm, unmoved by what’s not changing. They never feel the baby eaglets kick, and the eggs never grow any bigger. There’s no sign of life. But on day thirty-five, suddenly the eaglet starts pecking on the shell and is hatched. While we’re waiting for a promise from God to happen, some things have to develop in the dark, in secret. We have to believe when there’s no sign on the outside that what’s inside is really alive. That promise God gave us. Don’t let the circumstances fool you. Walk by faith and not by sight.

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. Matthew 4:1 When Jesus came up out of the water after His baptism, God spoke from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son.” It was a glorious moment, signalling the beginning of His ministry. You would think Jesus would immediately start teaching and healing, but instead He was led by the Spirit into the desert. If you had seen Jesus there, you could have thought it didn’t make sense. Why the silence? Why alone in the desert? There will be times when God takes you into a silent season, into things that you don’t understand—a door closes, a person walks away. You could be down on yourself thinking, “What did I do wrong, God? Quit being discouraged over what didn’t work out. Stay in faith. You’re in a time of testing. There’s something bigger that God has in your future. He’s leading you to the fullness of what He has in store.