Today I want to share this powerful lesson from Kenneth and Gloria Copeland's "Faith To Faith" devotional:
Don't Stop at the Gate
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may
obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16
When you made Jesus the Lord of your life, one of the privileges you received
was the right to come to the throne room of God any time you want to. Think
about that! You have the right to go boldly before God and obtain whatever you
need.
Even though that's clearly what the Bible says, many people don't go boldly into th throne room. Instead they
think, 'I could never go in to where God is. I'll just stand out here and
yell and hope He hears me.' I used to be guilty of that myself.
I remember one day I was in prayer, begging and pleading, bombarding
the gates of heaven for revival. After I'd been at it a little while, the Lord
spoke to me. What are you doing? He said.
"I'm bombarding the gates of heaven with prayer for revival,"
I answered.
"Kenneth, how big is My city?" He asked me.
"As far as I can tell from what the Bible says, it's about 1200
cubits or somewhere around 1500 miles square and 1500 miles high."
"Then why are you bombarding the gates? Assuming that My throne is in
the middle of the city that leaves you about 750 miles short! And, by the way," He
added, "those gates aren't locked. Why don't you quit bombarding them and
just come on in?"
After I repented for mimicking old traditional prayers without
thinking, I remembered that the Word says, "Come boldly to the throne"
and I've been coming boldly ever since.
Do you need to receive something from God today? Don't waste time
standing around outside heaven's gates. Through Jesus you belong in the very
throne room of God. So come right on in. The door is always open for you.
Shalom in Him!
