day 257: Access Cards

Who carries office keys anymore? We have moved beyond keys and we now carry cards to open doors and gain access to the office. Sometimes these are separate cards we carry and sometimes they are the same as an identification badge. Regardless, the cards become the one thing that we don't want to forget or leave at home or in the car. What's interesting about these cards is that unless someone tells us what access level we have, we wouldn't know unless we try the cards to see what doors they open, and which ones they don't. It's a bit of a game and of course when our cards don't open a certain door, then the curiosity kicks in as to why aren't given that access? What we all down deep and secretly want is total access to every door. We want to know that we can have an entrance to wherever we want. Few things are more rewarding than having full access to anywhere and anything. Those times when we get a backstage pass, or a special entrance, certainly feel awfully good. That desire for total access and to not be shut out of anyplace or anything seems to be always there and most desirable. I find it interesting that when it comes to access to God that we don't get nearly as excited or have that same feeling that we are somewhere special, and most importantly we seldom brag about God like we do when we have one of those total access experiences. Ephesians 2:18 tells us what is the important access; "Now all of us can come to the Father through the same Holy Spirit because of what Christ has done for us." God wants to give us total access to Him. It's like he issued the personal badge to us with daily chances to swipe that card as many times and as often as we want. All we have to do is accept that access and badge-in ourselves for God. Today as you swipe that access card at work, take a moment and think about whether or not you are allowing yourself to take full advantage of the access that God wants you to have. He has opened the door to each of us so we can just walk right through to Him. Full, 24 hour access. It doesn't get any better than this!

Reference: Ephesians 2:18 (New Living Testament)