As children of God, God
expects us to move forward. This He made clear in the book of Exodus.
‘Exodus 14:15 And the LORD said unto Moses,
Wherefore criest thou unto me? Speak unto the children of Israel, that they go
forward:’
Many
are times however, we cannot move forward either because we enjoy our current state, or simply
do not know the appropriate direction towards which we should gravitate. Whatever the reason for lack of forward movement, what we need is a word from God that
will show us our current state as well as the way out of it. Like the Israelites in Deut 1:6-7, who had
moved round the same mountain for several years, most of us remain stagnated or we keep moving in a circle. It is a pathetic situation. Until God
shows up and speaks a word in season to us, we may remain therein.
‘The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb,
saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount: Turn you, and take your
journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh
thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and
by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the
great river, the river Euphrates.(Deut 1:6-7)’.
Although
God has instructed us to move forward and advance, there are times when we
simply cannot because the next level is guarded by doors and ancient
gates. The hindrances to our advancement
may be big or small, but either ways, they have been there for a long time
probably before we were born. Just like the
perpetual hills and everlasting mountains in Habakkuk 3:6. The good news however is that we and command
these ancient doors to be opened so that we may go through.
‘For verily I say unto you, That whosoever
shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea;
and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he
saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. (Mar 11:23)’.
These mountains,
hills or doors are positioned on our path is to hinder the revelation of the
glory of God in our lives, hence we ought to deal with the doors to go
through. In Isaiah 40: 1-5, we see that
the doors before Cyrus the King was shattered by reason of the anointing and
this led to the revelation of the glory of God in his life.
‘Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your
God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is
accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the
LORD'S hand double for all her sins. The voice of him that crieth in the
wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a
highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill
shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places
plain: And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it
together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. (Isa 40:1-5)’.
When the
glory of the Lord is revealed in our lives, then we will arise and shine and
glorify God (Isa 60: 1).
WHICH DOOR DO I HAVE TO OPEN?
- Door of peace and
health: Deuteronomy 7:15; Is 33:24,
Jeremiah 30:17, Jer 33:6, Mark 5:25, Luke 13:10-13.
- Doors of Victory: Exodus23:27; Is 54:16-17; Zechariah 1:18-21.
- Door of Success. Ps 1:1-3
describes a successful man explicitly.
Isaiah 65:21-23, John 21:1-6. May
the Lord reveal the secret of your success to you.
- Door of Abundant Blessing:
Gen 12:3, 24:1, Deuteronomy 28:12; Luke 5:67.
- Doors of Increase and
Fruitfulness: Deuteronomy 7:13-14
- Doors of long life: Is65:20; Gen 15:15, Gen 24:1
- Doors of Joy Is 65 17,
Is 51:11, Revelations 21:4.
- Door of progress and
advancement: Is 45:1-5
- Door of favour: Ps 5:12;
Is 45: 3, Ps 107:15-16
HOW DO I OPEN THE DOORS?
- Be born again. John 1:12, John 3:3-8.
- Live an upright life
Ps24:3-5, Isaiah 26:2.
- Know that God is you
Redeemer (Jeremiah 50:33-34).
- Command the doors to be
opened. Mark 11:23.
- Engage the power of
praise. Joshua 6:20, Ps 149:5-9.
