Possession of any Gate is critical to victory. Anyone who takes hold of the gate of a city has conquered that city. The gate of a city is the power controlling that city. In this year of our supernatural blessing, it’s vital we take possession of the gate of our blessing.
Let’s pray.
Almighty Father, we pray for the power to take possession of our gates of the blessing of this year to your glory in the name of Jesus Christ.
Amen.
What does it mean to possess?
To possess mean to have control over something. When you have control over something, you can do with it as you please. To possess the gate of blessing means to have control to do as you please with the gate of blessing.
What is a gate?
Gate is a device that controls the inflow and outflow of a city. The gate determines what or who goes in and out of a city. It can also be referred to as the power that controls the inflow and outflow of a place. Jesus speaking in Matthew 16:18 said, “… thou art Peter, and upon this rock, I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” What Jesus meant was that the powers of hell shall not prevail against it.
Gate is the controlling power of any place. The one who is in charge of a gate is the one who is in charge of the place. You may ask what of the king? If the king sends for you without the knowledge of the gatekeeper, you can be denied access to the king at the gate without the king knowing. In fact, the king may punish you for not coming without knowing you were hindered at the gate.
What is God’s will for our gates of blessing?
And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
Revelation 21:25-26.
God intends that, the gate of His house of which you’re (Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? – 1 Corinthians 3:16) shall not be shut at all. Why? That the nations shall bring in their glory and honor (blessings).
Though this is God’s intention for you and me, this gates has always been a bone of contention. Paul speaking in the book of 1st Corinthians 16:8 - 9 said, “But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost. For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.” A great door of service which had been closed before now was opened to Apostle Paul. But there was great opposition contending with him to close the door again.
The devil is never happy to see your door of blessing open. He fights day and night to keep it close and if you succeed in forcing it open, he goes to war with you to regain control of it to shut it.
When man fell out with God, the Bible says he was shut out of God’s glory. For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. – Romans 3:23. But when Jesus came what did the Bible said? Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. – Psalms 24:7-10. Jesus had to open the ancient gates and doors of glory that had shut man out for him to successfully operate in God's perfect will for him.
How to keep the gate ever open.
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up ye everlasting doors …
Psalm 24:7
When Jesus wanted his gates of glory opened, he didn’t say be ye opened ye gates and everlasting doors. No! He said, “Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors …” That means be uprooted you gates and everlasting doors. From pillar, post and bar be lifted up. Jesus didn’t want to be coming every day to check the gates to see if it’s opened. So he made sure there were no more gates. To keep your gates of blessing open at all times, you must uproot the gates and destroy them.
And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson has come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him. And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of a hill that is before Hebron.
Judges 16:2-3.
The only way to keep the gates and doors of your blessing ever open for the promised inflow of blessings is to take out the doors of the gates, the two posts, bars and all. Look at the time Samson took those doors away. Tonight at midnight, you need to rise up and take out those gates.
How to take pull out the gates.
But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost. For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
1 Corinthians 16:8-9.
The way to take out opposition to your gates of blessing is to persevere in prayer. Paul said I will continue in prayer at Ephesus until Pentecost before coming to you. What is he praying for? To keep the great door of service opened to him.
Look at how Jesus made his prayer against his gates and doors of glory. , “Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up ye everlasting doors …” He just gave the command on like Samson who had to use his strength to pull up the gate.
We have authority in the name of Jesus Christ to command any gate or door to be uprooted and it will be so. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. Mark 16:17-18. You don’t need to shout. Just cast out the gates standing on the authority in the name of Jesus and they will be no more.
Now, if you aren’t born again (saved), it's vital you know that you can’t use the name of Jesus. Salvation gives you the legal right to use the name of Jesus against anything you going against your new life in God. So the be saved, say the following prayers with me from the depth of your heart with all sincerity.
PRAYER OF SALVATION
Oh Lord God, I believe with my entire hearth in your son Jesus Christ. I believe He died for me and You raised Him from the dead. I believe He is alive today. I confess with my mouth that Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life from today. Through Him and in His name I have eternal life.
I am born again. Thank you, Lord. I am now a child of God. Praise God!
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PASTOR’S PRAYER FOR YOU
Father in the name of Jesus Christ, I cast out every gate of blessing hindering the blessing of this your child from the door, post, bar and all. I declare his or her gate of blessing ever opened in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen,
PERSONAL CONFESSION
My gates of blessings are ever opened to receive the blessings of God and of the nations to the glory of God in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Remain ever blessed
Jesus is Lord.
