Miracle Gateways

2Ch 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars. Asa, the king of Judah succeeded as long as He trusted and relied on the Lord. The militarily stronger and more numerous cavalry led armies of Ethiopia and Lubim were delivered by the Lord into Asa’s hands. But, as Asa leant for support on Benhadad, the king of Syria against Basha, the king of Israel in thwarting the latter’s plans to build the fortress of Ramah, the Lord departed from Asa. He purchased Benhadad’s support with gifts of gold and silver. He had acted foolishly in the eyes of the Lord. He had relied on the hand of flesh and on money. When Hanani the prophet pointed out his sin, he had him imprisoned. He had no peace thereafter. His heart had hardened towards the Lord. When his feet were afflicted with disease, he turned again not to the Lord but to his physicians. We need to lean on the Lord for support as a ladder leans on the wall. Yes, we must have our ladder riveted on the Lord’s wall so that none, neither us nor others can attempt to shift us. It is better to trust on the Lord than on princes of His people, meaning it is best not even to depend on fellow believers or relatives who are influential or spiritually gifted or affluent. The eyes of the Lord keep scanning our human hearts to know if our attitudes are perfect towards Him. Our thoughts, emotions and decisions lie bare before His eyes. When He sees that we are directing all our thoughts,emotions and decisions to be centered on Him, to be pleasing to Him and on doing His will in our lives, He shows Himself strong on our behalf. When we trust Him whole-heartedly or without entertaining an iota of doubt, He directs our paths. Very often,we find men and women of God as well as people in secular callings depend on the Lord for early success or deliverance. But, once they become affluent or influential, their heart does a slight tilt like the earth’s axis and become increasingly dependent on their wealth and their human contacts. We need to pray every day, “ Lord, scan my spirit, mind and body and show me if there is any willful or unconscious tilt away from you in my life that you would have me avoid.” The Holy Spirit would do a 360 splice scan of our spiritual hearts and reveal to us what needs to be “circumcised” in our hearts and lives so that we stay focused on the locus. The “seven eyes” of the Lord and the seven angels of the church are actively,relentlessly and persistently searching for such focused individuals to find opportunities to act on their behalf, to give them amazing breakthroughs in their current challenges, be it in health, or security or finances or careers or ministries or families. These slots or situations in our lives are the ‘ miracle gateways’ of the Lord. We must take care to see that our heart does not shut down the miracle gateways before the Lord can act on our behalf. For nothing, nothing can thwart the Lord’s purpose and plan for our lives. Prateep V Philip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBizFJJNDNQ