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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - Olusola ADEJUMO
WHEN HEAVEN IS SHUT STRAITLY AT A MAN - Open Heaven Series 002
Joshua 6:1, KJV
"Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in."
From ages past, mortals have learnt how to keep secure. They can sacrifice anything to obtain security especially in the face of a bitter and fearful enemy. One of such story is chronicled here. Jericho refused to be taken like other cities. For that, she shut herself in and others out. A lockdown and state of emergency takes effect. Now that the gates are shut, two things are inevitable. "Outflows" and "inflows" are cut off. Economic life and relations with other sovereign lands is paralysed and interaction is immediately halted. All these result because of one thing - the straitly shut gate. When a thing is "straitly shut", it means it is not only shut but tightly secured; very shut (knitted together) that no man no matter how he tries can get pass it or break into same. That's the intention of the "Military Intelligence and Tactical Department" who advised on what to do. In all their wisdom, "how can you take us when there's no penetration? We're already a walled city."
Jericho that's straitly shut that no one may come in or go out is a typology of a closed heaven or of iron. It also signifies the closure of flows of blessings. If anyone's heaven is shut straitly (becomes of iron), his prayer can't reach heaven and answers can't reach him. There won't be interaction and so there'll be paralysis of progress in his life. Why? The headquarters of "every good and every perfect gift" can't be accessed by him and because of that, they won't be able to receive his submissions for processing. So, that man is alone, doing vain labour on the earth. If you don't know, a heaven of iron hinders interaction between itself and the earth and halts the communication of blessing from above to the earth. What the closure of Jericho seeks to achieve is what the closure of heaven or a heaven of iron seeks to achieve also in anyone's life. It becomes a security gate. No prayer will get in, no answer will come out. I said, "such man is alone." There's no man that heaven is shut against that is not suffered. Those of you who think your hands have provided all for you, it's because heaven has not for once been straitly shut at you. When it is, you won't see rain let alone dew. Then, you'll know what it means to submit and humble oneself before the mighty hands of God. Don't you know that no man can receive anything except it is given him from above (John 19:11)? So, why the boast? Your hands have not given you all that pertains to life to enjoy. God's generosity has does. Stop accruing His glory for yourself.
To the suffered, where have you been alone, forlorn, neglected; languishing because of a shut heaven? I invoke mercy to plead your cause. I invoke Jesus' blood to begin to cry that access should be given you into the gates, frontiers and the palace of heaven. Unless we secure heaven for you, your earth will be desolate. What can any farmer do if there's no rain? He must know someone reigns supreme above him and that it is on such generosity and faithfulness he lives and takes his own being. Oh, my Father, I come on behalf of your people to cause a change in their stories. There's no one whose heaven is shut who won't know want and much need. What he has will finish because he's not receiving new deposit constantly from above. Oh my Father, You're the One I cry to day and night. Let it please You. Be willing to let them have access. I say, "access." I declare as I hear. Who's there already withering away? Who's there already suffering the consequences of a straitly shut gates of heaven? I say let your heaven be opened above you. Know joy. Receive new intakes. Have new experiences. So shall it be.
PRAYER: I secure the gates of heaven by Jesus' blood and Jesus' name. Mercy attends to me.
BIBLE IN A YEAR: Isaiah 3:1-5:30; 2 Corinthians 11:1-15; Psalm 53:1-6; Proverbs 22:28-29
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