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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:
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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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