Friends and Family, NOT EVERY DOOR IS LOCKED. In the Book of Revelations. 3:7 God alludes to the power of the shut door. It is significant to understand that the shut door is much a move of God as the open one. The move is by the same mighty hand, and the same loving heart. It is an action predetermined by the wisdom of a Father who knows what is best. He does emphatically shut doors. The mention of the “key of David” in this verse implies that the door is not just shut, but also locked. This is amplified when we see that no one can open it. There is no purpose in trying to pray open, work open or try open what God has shut. You know you are up against a shut door when it will not open. Here’s a simple way to tell the difference. If the door is just closed by the enemy, and h/she is trying to get you to give up on your dream, prayer and praise will unlock it. But if the door is closed by a sovereign decision of an all-wise God, and prayer and praise do not open it, then you must accept His decision. That does not mean the door cannot be opened. It just means that no human can open it. If God does not open the door, it cannot be opened. By now you should know that He does what is best for you. The closed door is a blessing sometimes. Many people rejoice about the opening of doors. I guess that is a blessing, especially if you needed the door open and only God could do it. Step further into understanding the deeper sovereign truth of a closed door. We can readily accept His authority when it is used to perform what we know to be a favour. The real challenge of submission is to submit when your human will wants to choose another way. This is the graduation exercise of faith and the commencement service of a trust for those whose dependancy and reliance is upon the manifold wisdom of God. We must therefore never underestimate the power of a shut door. *The above message was sent to me, Pashee Roboji and Thembi Lindi-Ncume, on the 28th of July in 2011.*
Posted on: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 20:42:07 +0000
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