He has opened a new door for you

"I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close. You have little strength, yet you obeyed my word and did not deny me."

                                                                       Revelation 3:7-8   NLT

The people who belonged to the church at Philadelphia were weak and powerless and they never seemed to realise that their strength was in Christ. The Letter to Philadelphia contained quotes from the book of Isaiah 22:22, Jesus the Messiah is the successor to David's royal line. As Gatekeeper of heaven, He has authority to open and close the way to heaven (Matt 16:19). The Christians at Philadelphia were not prosperous and lacked status and power. But Christ had opened a door for them to claim His status and authority, and in spite of their weakness they obeyed Christ's word and didn’t deny Him even under heavy pressure.

This church may not have had the dynamics, prosperity and power that other great churches had but, they were loyal to Jesus. He had seen their works and was about to bless them. You may not realise it at first but, Jesus sees all you do. He knows the problems you face and He also knows how you have overcome them, sometimes at great cost. Christians around you may 

have soared in their ministry for Jesus, and they may have made great leaps of faith, and at times it may seem that you are getting left behind. STOP RIGHT THERE! Don't go down that road because it's a road of never ending misery. In stead, take on board that Jesus has opened a new door for you and, what's more, no one can close it.

Think about this for a moment, a door has been opened for you by Jesus. He invites you to walk through this door, trusting Him. I suppose it is a faith step because you are stepping into the unknown. However, it's a step that will bring you prosperity, power and strength. You can do this because Jesus said you can. What is through the door; well, that is difficult to say. One thing you can be sure of is that it will be the right move, one of great excitement. However, there will be difficult times, nothing is ever easy when you do God's work, But you will have Jesus with you who will guide you safely along the road.

How does all of this find you. Are you bubbling over with excitement or are their doubts in your mind. If so, you are doing the right thing. If you feel you should just get out there and go, you may be wrong. You need to watch and wait for God's directions and when you have this confirmation head for this open door.                                                                                           

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