03 May Your gates are open continually
ISAIAH 60:10 – 16{KJV}
‘’And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee. Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought. For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted. The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious. The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, the city of the Lord, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel. Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal Excellency, a joy of many generations. Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.’’
Dearly beloved, I welcome you to the first Sunday service of the new month. I come to you today with a clear mandate from God – your gates shall be open continually. They shall no longer be shut.
This new month, God would bring you into a land where you will eat bread without scarceness. Before the need arises in your life, the supply would be available. You will not be stranded because your gates are open continually. You will recall that in Bible times, gates represented the place of authority where far reaching decisions were taken. Gates also represented access to and from a city, therefore for as long as the gates to a city were open, you could be sure that socio-economic activities would never cease. In like manner, understand that for as long as your gates are open, the forces of the Gentiles and their kings {substance, resources, wealth, tribute and allegiance} would have no choice than to gravitate towards you whether the devil likes it or not.
The trouble with some of us however, is that even though our gates are open we cannot correlate our present challenges and experiences with what God has said. Many times we feel God does not know or care about how we feel. The result is that we cancel ourselves out from receiving from Him, but I come your way today with a word of assurance from God’s word that He is still committed to bringing to pass every word He has spoken concerning your life. His word to you today is that your gates shall be open continually.
Yes, while it may appear as if every door is shut against you right now, fear not because you would take delivery of your miracles. Just like the Psalmist said, weeping may endure through the night but joy comes in the morning. Beloved, your morning of joy has come. The word of God says the Gentiles and the sons of all those that afflicted you, shall come bowing down before you. You may not understand how it will happen but just believe it. Your gates have been thrown open so get ready for you shall be sustained with the riches from afar. That means you will no longer work like an elephant and eat like an ant. There shall be no more empty barrel for you and the days of barely making it are over in your life.
Child of God, I encourage you to get ready for wealth transfer because God’s word says you will suck the milk of the gentiles and suck the breast of kings. Things might look tough but believe God for the impossible. The miracles that hitherto looked impossible are about to become the order of the day in your life. Indeed, those things that you have put on the shelf and termed impossible, are the very things that God would bring to pass that you might know that He is God. I encourage you to open your mouth and begin to call forth those things that be not as though they were. Call forth your dream job. Call forth your husband or wife. Call forth your house or car. Don’t keep quiet. Make sure you maximize the power of your tongue. Never let the devil have the last say and pretty soon you will take delivery of your miracle.
Until I come your way again next week, go into this week rejoicing for God will continually watch over His word in your life to perform it. Indeed your story will change. Your gates shall be open continually. They shall not be shut day and night. I will hear your testimony. I bless you.
Maranatha!
In His Royal Service
Dr Mike Okonkwo
The Presiding Bishop
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