The Flood Gates of Heaven
God's desire is to abundantly pour out His Spirit with dreams, visions and prophesy on all flesh (Joel 2:28) And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
While in a prayer meeting, each person was being prayed for and being built up with encouragement, in the spirit man. It was my turn and someone spoke over me, saying you are searching for something. There is a gate which has a lock on it, and you don’t see it, you keep going past it. "God is opening that gate". At that moment, in the spirit realm, I heard a very loud sound of rushing water, like a huge waterfall. It was exciting because my spirit knew I had found what I was searching for and now had the understanding. It was sweet jubilee.
-Debi Webster Perry-
The story below is what I found while searching scripture on "The Flood Gates of Heaven", which I named my experience that night. It moved me and I would like to share it with you.
Open the Flood gates of Heaven
Can History Repeat Itself? Whenever God opens the windows of heaven he has more than just material goodies in mind. Whenever the heavens are opened, God calls us to another dimension of perception and insight. This is a vital understanding of the rain released from open heavens. God’s promise in Joel 2 about the rain of the Spirit in the last days is denoted by new levels of revelation dreams, visions and prophecy. As Joel prophesied, “I will pour out my spirit on all people, your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions” (Joel 2:28).
The opening of the heavens is a cue to witness spiritual reality. John the Baptist saw the heavens open and the Holy Spirit descend upon Jesus. Stephen, the first martyr saw the heavens open to reveal Jesus seated at the right hand of God. The apostle John saw a door standing open in heaven and he was invited to observe a panorama of God’s kingdom.
The opening of the heavens is not solely God’s responsibility; it is something that we can provoke. At a time when Israel was suffering the horrific effects of closed heavens stemming from the Lord’s disfavor, the prophet Elijah was able to build an altar and unlock the heavens over his nation. Elijah was a man of like passions subject to the same limitations and frailties as the rest of us. The apostle Peter holds him up as a model of effectual fervent prayer.
Elijah’s construction of a proper altar which provoked the rain of God’s presence is a symbolic depiction of the power of an accurate prayer lifestyle in unlocking new dimensions of insight. The promise inherent in that episode and proclaimed by the apostle Peter is that we can unlock the heavens over our nation today.
As we ask for rain in springtime, let us realize that a door now stands open in heaven. And like the apostle John we are being invited to enter new levels of insight, intimacy and access into divine mysteries. The open door in the heavens also speaks of a door of opportunity to receive a divine blueprint for living effectually and powerfully with accuracy like Elijah. And in so doing open the floodgates of heaven.
The Apostle Blesses God for Comfort in, and Deliverance out of Troubles.
We are encouraged to come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. The Lord is able to give peace to the troubled conscience, and to calm the raging passions of the soul. These blessings are given by him, as the Father of his redeemed family. It is our Savior who says, Let not your heart be troubled. All comforts come from God, and our sweetest comforts are in him.
He speaks peace to souls by granting the free remission of sins; and he comforts them by the enlivening influences of the Holy Spirit, and by the rich mercies of his grace. He is able to bind up the broken-hearted, to heal the most painful wounds, and also to give hope and joy under the heaviest sorrows. The favors God bestows on us, are not only to make us cheerful, but also that we may be useful to others.
He sends comfort enough to support such as simply trust in and serve him. If we should be brought so low as to despair even of life, yet we may then trust God, who can bring back even from death. Their hope and trust were not in vain; nor shall any be ashamed who trust in the Lord. Past experiences encourage faith and hope, and lay us under obligation to trust in God for time to come. And it is our duty, not only to help one another with prayer, but in praise and thanksgiving, and thereby to make suitable returns for benefits received. Thus both trials and mercies will end in good to ourselves and others. -Author Unknown-
~Debi Webster Perry~
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