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March 24, 2026 · 5:44 AM

Let The King In

Psalm 24:7 says, “Lift up your heads, O gates, And be lifted up, ancient doors, That the King of glory may come in” (AMP). When you think of gates in the ancient world, they were a means of keeping things out of a city. When the psalmist tells the gates to lift up their heads, he’s telling them to look up and be prepared for the arrival of the Lord into the city. For us, it’s a call to look at what spiritual barriers we have in our lives that are keeping God out of certain areas. It’s a call to open up places in our life that are resistant to God having full control. We need to make room for God to do in our lives what He wants as the king of our life.

Next it tells the ancient doors to be lifted up as well. Ancient doors are those entrenched areas where we have old habits in place that need to change. All of us have old patterns, old ways of living and old mindsets that need to yield to the King. It also includes the wounded places we have used to keep our distance. God is wanting to come in to heal, but to also rip up the places that have been entrenched in our lives for years. He’s coming to tear down the ancient strongholds in our life because they’ve been holding us back. There is no power too embedded or habit so strong that the King cannot break it. He is wanting to bring new life into every area of our life.

Finally verse 8 says, “Who is the King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle.” He is more than able to conquer the areas that we have tried to and failed. He can overthrow anything in our life that is holding us back because He is strong and mighty. He can break generational curses, deep seated habits and anything that has made itself home in our life. These verses are a reminder that He is calling every closed, entrenched and resistant part of our life to open up to Him. He doesn’t just want to set part of you free. He came to bring total freedom to your life. No gates or ancient doors can stand in His way. It’s time to open them up and let the King of glory in.

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January 11, 2017 · 6:05 AM

An Open Posture


One of the things I talk to people about is their body language. You can covey a lot of meaning without saying a word simply by your posture. An open body posture, where the hands are at your side and you’re facing the other person, tells them you’re open and receptive to what they’re telling you. A closed posture, where your arms are folded and you body is slightly turned away, conveys that you are not open to what they have to say. There are the two I want to focus on today.

What is your body language toward God? Are you open and receptive to all He wants to do in your life or are you closed off towards Him? Don’t answer too quickly. The natural human nature answer is to say we are open, but how often are we willing to stay in the center of God’s will when it includes pruning or shaping? How often do we give God full autonomy over our life to do with as He wants?

Often we are like a two year old child who has been told to do something they don’t want to. Our arms are folded, our bottom lip is out, and we turn away when God is asking us to do something we do t want to. Look no further than Jonah if you need an example of this behavior. God won’t always use a large fish to swallow us in order to get repentance from us though. He often patiently waits for us as He tries to build us into the person He wants us to be. He’s waiting for us to be open and receptive to all He wants to do. 

Jude 1:20-21 says, “But you, dear friends, carefully build yourselves up in this most holy faith by praying in the Holy Spirit, staying right at the center of God’s love, keeping your arms open and outstretched, ready for the mercy of our Master, Jesus Christ. This is the unending life, the real life!” (MSG) We are to have an open posture towards God, staying in His will, as we are being built into our most holy faith. We need to unfold our arms before God so we can receive from Him what He wants to do in our lives. We need to change our posture if we really want to grow.

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