Open Doors

The focus word for today is OPEN DOORS.

Revelation 3:7 says, ‘To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.’

Declare this today: God opens doors before me today that no one can close. Divine access is granted for me. 
It is important you say these words aloud. Our words have power, they are literally a spell that can change your lives. 

1. God alone has authority over doors.

During the great floods, God ensured that Noah and his family were safe in the ark, along with the animals. Once they entered the ark, the Lord himself closed the doors. Going back to Revelation 3:7, consider this as a prophetic word for you. Our God holds the key of David and what he opens no man can shut. If God opens a door for you, no matter what the resistance is, no one can shut and once he closes a door no one can open it. Believe it and claim it in your lives. God is opening doors of blessing, anointing, ministry and happiness in your life, that no one can shut. He is also closing doors of destruction, thievery, unkindness and all kinds of evil that no one can open. Open doors are governed by divine authority. It is not human authority that regulates it. When God opens a door, human beings cannot close it, or tamper with it. Even if there is opposition, no one can close it. When God shuts a door, persistence cannot open it. God holds the master key to all the doors and he alone can use it. God’s authority supersedes all other authority. 

2. God opens doors for his purposes, and not for his pride

1 Corinthians 16:9 says, ‘because a great door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me.’
God’s open doors often come with resistance. God anointed Nehemiah and paved the way for him to build the walls and gates of Jerusalem. Just when God did that, resistance also rose from several people, opposing the construction of the walls and gate of Jerusalem. Opportunity and opposition frequently arrive together because the door is about a divine assignment. It’s like going into an airport with tight security where you are singled out with more scrutiny. Even juncture seems to have opposition. You may need to face and overcome several hurdles to reach your destination.

3. Obedience positions us for open doors

It is only when we obey the Lord can we enter through the open doors the right way. 
Deuteronomy 28:2 says, ‘All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God’
Psalms 24:7 says, ‘Lift up your heads, you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.’
Imagine these doors as living beings, craning their necks to see which door will be chosen for the King of Glory to come in. Obedience aligns oneself with heaven’s timings. God opens doors for those who walk in alignment with his will. These doors will open only when you are aligned with the will of God and you are standing in the right place to enter through that door. Alignment with the will of God, triggers access. 

4. God sometimes shuts doors for your protection

Acts:16:6-7 says, ‘Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. 7 When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to.’
This was not resistance from people, but the Spirit of the Lord prevented them from entering the land of Bithynia. Closed doors are not rejections, they are redirections. God shuts doors to protect us from delay, danger and distractions. There are hidden elements that God protects us from, which may not be visible to us. Take for example the signs that we see on the road, that signal us to take detours to reach a certain destination. This detour might mean that we have to travel a few extra kilometers, but it ensures that our journey is safer. 

5. Faith discerns and walks through God doors

Colossians 4:3 says, ‘And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.’
Open doors require faith and courage to step through. Discernment recognizes God's hand. Faith responds to action.  An open door still requires someone to walk through it. Opportunity unused becomes opportunity lost.