When I was a boy I saw a custodian at our school who had one of those huge key rings with what appeared to be a hundred or more keys attached hanging off of his belt. I said to my Father, “When I grow up, I want to have that many keys to carry too.” My Father replied to me, “No son, when you grow up, you want to be the person who only has to carry one key.” I was too young then to understand the message, but over the years, I learned that he was correct. When you are the person who only has to carry one key, that being the master key, then yes, that is what you want. When given the master key, every door is yours to open and to lock. The master key comes with responsibility and accountability and it is a privilege not a right. The master key is a great metaphor for leadership. Leaders open, shut and lock doors for others. They must learn to do so with wisdom, caring and grace. Decisions made are like doors opened or locked. Decisions unmade are like doors that are left open but must be shut. Having the master key is a big responsibility. Fortunately for us, as we bring God to work with us today, we have with us the One who carries the true master key. In Revelation 3:7 we read, “He is the one who has the key of David. He opens doors, and no one can shut them; he shuts doors, and no one can open them.” Today as we walk through the doors of our offices, let’s be reminded that those doors that are open and shut for us in our careers are because He wants them open or shut for us. Let’s pray to Him for the continued guidance and wisdom for the opening and shutting of the doors that are within our own control. Let’s also remember that we have been entrusted with our own set of master keys that affect and influence others and may we each use and wield those keys wisely and for His purpose.

Reference: Revelation 3:7 (New Living Testament)