In my reading this morning I was ambling through I Corinthians in a less than perfectly attentive manner when I stumbled across a seemingly innocuous comment of St. Paul’s that I’ve read hundreds of times and never paid any attention. He wrote in chapter 16 verse 9 “But I will stay on at Ephesus until Pentecost, because a great door for effective work has opened to me, AND there are many who oppose me.”

That phrase pierced my heart! The “great doors” I want to pass through are surrounded by “many who oppose.” Opportunity brings opposition.

On those days when the difficulty seems insurmountable and you want to throw in the towel, just remember……it could be because you are standing at a great door of opportunity. Don’t stop. Keep on walking. There’s something big on the other side.