Hi Dears Praise The Lord.......... Closed but not locked! Reading: Isaiah 45:1-8See, I have set before you an open door and no one can shut it (Rev 3:8) This promise of Christ to the Philadelphian Church is repeated to every Christian and congregation who has a heart for God and the souls for whom His Son died.The doors are open now. Therefore we are to sow the seed both in the morning and the evening, preach in season and out of season! (Eccl 11:6; 2 Tim 4:2). We are to redeem the time (Eph 5:16). What can be done today must not be postponed to tomorrow. Postponement hinders progress.The doors are open to every believer. Thats why God equips each of His children with talents and the gifts of the Spirit. No one needs to stand idle, jobless (Mt 25:14,15; 1 Cor 12:7-11; Mt 20:1-7).Open doors do not mean absence of problems and oppositions. In fact they often go together! For example, read what Paul writes to the Corinthians in 1 Corinthians 16:9, A great and effective door has been opened to me and there are many opposers. Nehemiah had open doors to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Referring to the Kings immediate grant of permission and building materials, he said that the hand of God was good on him (Neh 2:8,18). But immediately he had to face the threat and mockery of the enemies (v19). The good cooperation of his people and the great conspiracy of his enemies went together (4:6,8).When Jesus promised, I will build My Church, He also proclaimed, The gates of hell shall not prevail against it (Mt 16:18). What does this mean? Building and battling go together! Problems and oppositions will be there but the work and opportunities shall not cease. Paul was severely opposed till his martyrdom. But the last verse of the Book of Acts says he was preaching... and teaching... with all confidence, no one forbidding him! (Acts 28:31). This is open doors!Some doors will appear closed. Closed doors do not mean locked doors. Jesus said, Knock, and it will be opened to you (Mt 7:7). True we will have distresses when we plunge into action for God. But He would break the gates of bronze for us (Psa 107:13-16).To the work! To the work! We are servants of God;Let us follow the path that our Master has trod,For the kingdom of darkness and error shall fall,And the Name of Jehovah exalted shall be!(Fanny J. Crosby, 1823-1915) Author, Pr:Stanley (from,http//Stanleyonbible)
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 08:10:27 +0000
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