BIBLE IN A YEAR: Psa 55-57
FOUNDATION INDUCED CLOSED DOORS
MEMORIZE: "If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?" (Psalms 11:3)
READ: 1 Chronicles 4:-9-106
Besides sin, another factor responsible for closed doors is defective foundation. Psalms 11:3 says, “If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?”. The foundation is the origin of something. Jabez had a foundational problem. The reason doors of blessings, promotion, and favor refused to open to him was because his mother named him ‘closed doors’. It became natural therefore for doors of opportunity to close whenever he got to the scene. One day, Jabez cried to the Lord for a name change -from sorrow to joy. In other words, he was asking God to revisit his foundation and bring about a new order. The problems of some Christians are below-surface. They are root-based or foundational problems. As you call on God today, He will visit your foundation and correct every seen and unseen defect. Until your foundation is right, whatever is built upon it cannot be right.
“In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly” (Job 1:22). Another reason for closed doors is the inability to contain setbacks, obstacles and disappointments. Certain difficulties come to try your faith and bring out the real substance in you. A setback could come to prepare the ground for your promotion. Like He allowed Jesus, God may allow you to go through certain difficulties so as to teach you beautiful lessons. But if you fail to confirm the purpose of such challenges and allow them to make a shipwreck of your faith, the doors that should have opened would be shut. The Bible records that when Job went through a series of mishaps, he was not swept away by the current, but stood his ground and was better placed in every area of loss. It is my prayer that you will win in the battle against setbacks.
Another factor shutting the doors against many today is selfishness. As long as you choose to walk in your set ways, glorify the flesh and keep the Holy Spirit aside, you may continue to experience closed doors (Romans 8:5-6). Gehazi was set to make history as a greater prophet than his master - Elisha. But he allowed covetousness, greed and lies, shut the door of eternal relevance against him. The one who was meant to cure lepers became the father of lepers. Do you know that godliness with contentment can open doors for you? Many believers have lost several openings to greed, lies and covetousness. Satan and his cohorts can also shut doors against you. Be sober and vigilant. Arise and deal with all door shutting enemies in your life!
ACTIONPOINT: Father, visit my foundation and correct every defect so as to positively affect my destiny.
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