Prophecy
Joshua 1:11-15 “….until the Lord gives them rest, as he has done for you, and until they too have taken possession of the land that the Lord your God is giving them.” God has given us the land, and we need to take the step of faith to get the ownership of the land.
Message
Genesis 35:1-5 “Bethel” was the where God met with Jacob. There is a reason that God chose Jacob and chose Bethel to appear to Jacob. God chose Bethel because it was also the place Abraham built an altar. So, God wanted Jacob to build an altar at the same place when he was fleeing from his brother. Jacob had a dream there, in his dream; he saw a ladder connected all the way to Heaven. God’s angels went up and down on that ladder. It depicts the Heaven is opened. God’s will has no hindrance whatsoever in that place. Jacob met God there, in Bethel.
Today, God is also calling us to build the altar of prayer; we also have spiritual heavens in our lives. It should be opened so that there will be no hindrance between you and God. When will this heaven be opened? It starts from your heart. Get rid of idols in your mind. The idols can be your worries, things you are afraid of etc. Brothers and sisters, we can just simply come before God and proclaim to get rid of those idols.
Next, we need to purify ourselves. How? Think about where are the places you like to hang out? Spend most of your time at? Or speak about? Spend time to pray, like a priest, to pray for yourself, leaders, career, cell group and community etc.
Then, what should we expect? 1) The spiritual heaven will be opened. 2) God will answer our prayers. 3) God’s favor will rest upon us. Brothers and sisters, God wants us to rise up and come to build the altar of prayer now where we can see another spiritual heaven will be opened so that we can hear God’s plan and will clearly from Him.
Reflection
Today in your mind, what occupies you most of the time? Give it to God and remove it from your mind, experience the opened heaven in your spiritual life once again!!
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