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Friday, March 14,
2008
Key to
Success
Revelation 3:20-22 Behold, I
stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door,
I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. (21) To him
that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also
overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. (22) He that hath
an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. (KJV)
There is knock that is going
out to all mankind, a spiritual knock that is knocking on the door of our
heart seeking access into it. This is also an open door into the heavenly
realm and as we are going to find out it will take a spiritual key to successfully
unlock it. You not only have the opportunity to allow the Lord access into your
heart, but you now have access into His realm, an heavenly realm through a
spiritual door.
Revelation 4:1-3 After this I
looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which
I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up
hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. (2) And
immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven,
and one sat on the throne. (3) And he that sat was to look upon like a
jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne,
in sight like unto an emerald. (KJV)
Isn’t it interesting how your
viewpoint changes once you let the Lord into your heart, how your vision
has now been greatly enlarged and expanded into the heavenly realm? The
eyes of your understanding are now enlightened to the realm of the Spirit
and you are now able to see clearly who God is, allowing Him to reveal His
plan of salvation to you personally. You are now able to give an eyewitness
account of what you are able to see because you chose to operate in the
Spirit and are no longer stuck in the realm of the flesh. You are now
seated in the heavenly realm and are now partakers of the heavenly gift of
Christ and all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge in Him. You will find
the more one stays seated in the heavenly realm the less they will be
entangled in this fallen one; and will continue in the joy, peace and
confidence of the Lord. The closer you get to God the more you will come to
know His voice and be able to discern what He is speaking and the spiritual
meaning of His word; seeing things from His point of view. God does not
lower His standards to fit mans, but rather if you wish to get to know Him
personally then you need to do it on His turf in His realm. While many try to
put God in a box and label Him with manmade denominational interpretations
of how they think He operates, only those that access His kingdom through
His door, Christ, will find His true meaning and establish a personal
eternal relationship with Him.
John 10:7-9 Then said Jesus
unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the
sheep. (8) All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the
sheep did not hear them. (9) I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he
shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. (KJV)
Jesus Christ is the only way
of escape from this present evil world and the only way into the kingdom of
God to show us what is available to any man that would be in Christ; a new
creation. Anyone that would try to tell the people different is described
as working on behalf of the thief who robs people the opportunity to access
the kingdom of God by distorting the truth and leaving them without the key
to open this door and access the kingdom of God and all the spiritual
blessings which are located in the heavenly realm.
Matthew 16:16-20 And Simon
Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. (17)
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for
flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in
heaven. (18) And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this
rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail
against it. (19) And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of
heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven:
and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. (20) Then
charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the
Christ. (KJV)
It’s upon this revelation,
the name of Christ, that the Lord built His church on and made a way of
access into God’s kingdom. Mankind was imprisoned by the influence of sin
and death which kept us in bondage to this fallen nature. But now we have
been given the keys of the kingdom so that we can escape and unlock the
gates of hell that kept us in bondage and enter into the realm of the
Spirit. The key is Christ, the revelation of who the Son of God is, and the
only name that will unlock the door to heaven and give us access to His
kingdom.
Romans 5:1-2 Therefore being
justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: (2)
By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and
rejoice in hope of the glory of God. (KJV)
Thayer’s definition for
access:
4318 prosagoge-
1) the act of bringing to, a
moving to
2) access, an approach to
God, that is, that relationship with God whereby we are acceptable to Him
and have assurance that He is favorably disposed toward us
Do you have the right key
that will open the door for you and give you access into the heavenly realm
so that you can see for yourself what the mystery of the gospel is? There
is a whole new realm above and beyond what we could have ever asked or
thought of; a whole new way of seeing things the way our Lord sees through
His eyes and understanding.
Ephesians 3:10-12 To the
intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might
be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, (11) According to the
eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: (12) In whom we
have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him. (KJV)
If you notice in verse 10, the
Lord is revealing His wisdom to His church; to those that are in the Spirit
and are seated in the heavenly realm. God’s true church and His people have
answered the door, and not only let the Lord into their heart but have now
learned to gain access into His realm with boldness and confidence through
the key that unlocks this door, Christ Jesus our Lord. Ever hear the term
the door swings both ways? Well we have to allow Him access into our heart
and the more we let Him in the more He opens up to us as well, an open door
policy if you would. How are you seeing things today, and from what vantage
point are you looking from? Are you still stuck in this dead end realm of
the flesh and things seem like old news, or are you accessing the Father
through Jesus Christ so that the eyes of your understanding will be
enlightened to His truth?
Luke 11:52 Woe unto you,
lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in
yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered. (KJV)
Many thieves and robbers come
in the form of religions and religious organizations which talk about God
but never truly teach the people the key to access His kingdom. It is like
taking a person to the hospital; driving to the front door but never
entering in to get what is needed to make them healthy. What good is having
a vehicle if you don’t have the key that will start the engine and get you
where you need to go? You have access to the throne of God through His
door, a can do man who has given us access to His eternal riches; so now
the question is will you respond? Here’s your key.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all
things through Christ which strengtheneth me. (KJV)
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