Gatekeepers

Gatekeepers 1 Chronicles 9 & 10

Gatekeepers in the Old Testament held an office of great trust for they were responsible for the room and treasuries of the house of God. I too am a gatekeeper in an office of great trust for I am responsible for the ‘rooms’ and ‘treasures’ in this earthen vessel, my body, soul and spirit, which I live in. I am responsible for caretaking, the upkeep, and the continual pursuing of God’s will for the rooms in my life: healthy living, worship, hospitality, discernment, tongues, interpretation, prophesy, knowledge, relationships, revelation, wisdom and more. I am responsible for taking care of all the coming in and going out of the gateways in my life: hearing, seeing, touching, feeling, thinking, smelling, walking, speaking, expressing, and more. I am NOT saying Holy Spirit, God and Jesus have nothing to do with any of this. I am saying I have responsibilities as well.

So often times I have treated these rooms with contempt, disrespect, desensitization and even lack of care, precaution, or maintenance. My heart’s cry is for God to once again, cut the ‘fat’ from my life. My spirit desires to care and tend for the things of God genuinely and carefully. Yet my flesh does not always desire to be diligent in the preservation of the rooms/gifts/ideas/talents/etc. He has so freely given me. My flesh is weak but I know in my weakness, He is strong if I allow Him to be. I confess my true need for Him to be stronger, for sin to be broken. I need God to stir within me the willingness to return to His direction, repent from doing intentional and unintentional wrongs, rely on Him-not myself, and allow myself to recover, to heal.

Gatekeepers were also responsible to open closed gates. Right now, in the name of Jesus Christ, through the guiding of Holy Spirit Who hears from Father, I open the gates of obedience, right choices, praise, intercession, wisdom, knowledge, understanding, revelation, health, salvation, tongues, interpretation, exhortation, proper time use, prayer, ministry, life, prophesy, discernment, faith, miracles, signs, wonders, healthy decisions emotionally/financially/physically/mentally/spiritually. I also open the gates of speaking/teaching, writing, songs, jobs, helping others, service, ears to hear, eyes to see, full understanding of ALL AUTHORITY we have, repentance, mercy, godly behavior, visions, dreams, victory, rescue, wealth, good news, comfort, release, favor, freedom. I open the gates of beauty, joy, justice, peace of Israel, renewing of covenants broken, righteousness, yearning hearts for God and His kingdom, burning hearts, God’s glory, light that penetrates darkness, rain, reign, honor, splendor, power, might, goods to satisfy our needs and desires, and peace. I open the gates to land possession and repossession, eagerness to see Jesus as King instead of sin, direction, ability to understand the temper of the times and know the best course to take and walk in it. May the gates of skilled warriors that are fully prepared, armed for battle with complete loyalty to God, bust wide open. Open the gates for shields, spears, training, preparation, every kind of weapon to be open and available. I open the gates of single-mindedness, single-purpose, feasts, drinks, supplies, celebrations, words of knowledge; invitations to join the kingdom heard and obeyed, singing, music, musicianship, prayers answered, physical/emotional/spiritual/mental/financial manifestations of God’s kingdom, and spiritual blessings.

Today I open these gates and so many more upon your life, the lives of others and myself.

I also shut, block, lock, obstruct, conceal and hinder all gates that are contrary to the above open doors in the name of Jesus Christ.

It’s time for us to open the gates and shut the gates daily. It is our responsibility. God will do His part we must do ours.

As gatekeepers, we are to BE on guard as well. If you have time, would you do a word study on BE. (I will be sharing a word study I did on that little word soon.) Though it is small, it packs a powerful punch. That little word is life changing or can help you to change your life with Christ beside you all the way. Guard the gates, we cannot just open them and leave them at any time. If we do leave the gates unattended we can repent, receive forgiveness, and refuse to give up any more ground. We are to guard these treasures/gates close to our hearts.

As gatekeepers, we also need to complete a daily, if not moment-by-moment, check in and out list of the things entering and exiting our lives. Check ourselves inside and out and care genuinely for the various utensils/gifts/talents/abilities and more He has given us. We should be daily checking and caring for the furnishings, supplies, bread (Bible), spices, incense, thoughts, etc. We can do this. Check everything in and out, so as nothing is misplaced, stolen, executed, or destroyed.

We can ask ourselves “is there anything that was once alive or had some life in it that I would like to have back?” If the answer is yes, let’s examine our hearts, motives, actions, words and more to find where we have been unfaithful, disobedient or where/when even consulted others without even consulting the Lord for guidance. Let’s repent, return to the original journey, rely on Him to get us back on track, refuse to stay in the wrong behavior, and allow ourselves to recover.

Let’s BE QUICK to return, repent, rely, and recover.