Has life taught you to keep people a safe distance away? If you put up barriers in your relationships we want to pray for you.
"Lift up the gates so the King of glory can come in" (Psalm 24:7)
Gates. We live in a world of gates. Gates to keep people out. Gates to keep people in. Gates to enter the driveway, gates into and out of parking lots. Gates to keep animals in, gates to keep them away.
And then there are gates to our hearts. We allow people and God into some of the rooms of our heart - but usually not all of them. There are some thoughts we don't want anyone to know, there are hurts we don't expose to anyone.
There is a verse in Psalm 24 that says in essence, "Lift up the gates, so the King of Glory can come in. The Lord strong and mighty...the Lord Almighty."
When you stop and think about it, we are foolish when we don't completely lift the gates of our heart to God. The Lord Almighty wants to invade our whole life so He can be our Savior, friend and protector.
Several years ago, I heard a testimony given by a middle-aged gentleman. Many people would have called him a beach bum. One day while in a restaurant on the beach, he picked up a booklet and read through a gospel presentation. When he read the prayer to invite Jesus into his life, he decided he would go kneel on the beach and open the door of his heart as wide as he could. He wanted as much of the King of Glory as he could get. He was never the same again.
Have you ever opened the door of your life WIDE open to Jesus Christ? Today, right now, is the best time to open your heart's door as wide as you can and ask Him in. Allow Him to invade every room and corner of your life.
Lord, I open wide the door of every room in my heart. Please come in and invade every space with Your glory and Your might. Please let Your glory shine though me so others will see You in me. Amen
You are not the only one who has put up gates in your life at various times. How is it that we get so hurt that we block God and those we love out of our lives? What are some ways we can change those behaviours?
