Where is the door to the sheepfold located?
The door to the sheepfold is at ground level, right in front of us. It is not up in an unattainable place, down in a deep cavern, or across a raging river. It is accessible and near, emphasizing that God's mercy and forgiveness are already accomplished and not something we must beg for.
Les explains that the door to the sheepfold is at ground level, not up in some unattainable place, not down in a deep cavern, and not across a raging river—it is right in front of us. He connects this to the finished work of Christ: His mercy has already been accomplished, so we don't have to beg for it. Similarly, forgiveness is already ours; we don't have to beg to be forgiven. He notes that many still carry a pre-cross mentality, trying to bring it after the cross, but the cross makes the difference.