The Gate of Heaven
Scripture For Meditation: Genesis 28:10-16 (NET)
“10Meanwhile Jacob left Beer Sheba and set out for Haran. 11He reached a certain place where he decided to camp because the sun had gone down. He took one of the stones and placed it near his head.
Then he fell asleep in that place 12and had a dream.
He saw a stairway erected on the earth with its top reaching to the heavens. The angels of God were going up and coming down it 13and the LORD stood at its top.
He said, “I am the LORD, the God of your grandfather Abraham and the God of your father Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the ground you are lying on. 14Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, east, north, and south. All the families of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using your name and that of your descendants.
15I am with you! I will protect you wherever you go and will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I promised you!”
16Then Jacob woke up and thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, but I did not realize it!”
17He was afraid and said, “What an awesome place this is! This is nothing else than the house of God! This is the gate of heaven!”
Hallelujah!
JACOB ON THE RUN
This is the story of Jacob, who fearing for his life, was on the run from his brother Esau, after he had deceived and robbed Esau of his inheritance.
Jacob had run away from home, and had gotten to a place where he was tired and spent, decided to lay down his head and sleep. As he did, The bible says:
“He took one of the stones and placed it near his head. Then he fell asleep in that place 12and had a dream.” Gen 28:11-12
Jacob had a revelation of God – He saw a connection between heaven and earth.
Jacob’s Revelation:
• He saw a ladder or stairway erected on the earth with the top reaching to heaven.
• He saw the Angels of God going up and coming down the ladder
• He saw the Lord standing at the top of the ladder
• God spoke to him and made him a promise:
“He said, “I am the LORD, the God of your grandfather Abraham and the God of your father Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the ground you are lying on. 14Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, east, north, and south. All the families of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using your name and that of your descendants. 15I am with you! I will protect you wherever you go and will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I promised you!” Gen 28:13-15
PRAYER FOCUS:
First, we are going to use Jacob’s vision to start our prayers; then we’ll use his declarations. After this, we’ll use some of the promises that God made to him, to petition God for our own breakthrough.
Jacob’s First Declaration:
16Then Jacob woke up and thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, but I did not realize it!” 17He was afraid and said, “What an awesome place this is! This is nothing else than the house of God! This is the gate of heaven!”
God is in this place but I did not realise it.
But your own declaration today will be different; it will be:
God is in this place; and that I know very well!
Hallelujah!
Jacob made a second declaration:
What an awesome place this is.
It is time for you to change your confession about where you are, how things have been with you — maybe you have been crying and saying you are in a bad place. Your confession changes this very moment in the mighty Name of Jesus!
Declare it now by faith – What an awesome place this is.
Jacob’s 3rd Declaration:
This is nothing else but the House of God
The House of God Is the Place of His glory. The Place where He makes His tangible presence to be manifest.
Pray that God will make your location; your home, Business, workplace, school, the place of His residence.
Pray that the glory of His presence will be evident in your life and in your situation.
Jacob’s 4th Declaration:
This is the Gate of Heaven!
A gate denotes access or an entry point. Begin to pray and declare that there will be a gateway in your life, to heaven’s riches that God has prepared and made available to you in Christ Jesus as the bible affirms in Ephesians 1:3.
In the place where the sun had set; in the same place where all he had for a pillow to rest his weary head was a stone, God showed up and changed Jacob’s story!
Pray that God will change your story too.
Pray that God will Open the heavens over you and your household in every area of your lives.
Pray that God will cause the former rain and the latter rain to fall upon your land to give you a good harvest for your labour and bring you increase in Jesus’s Name.
Shalom,
Pastor Wale Ola
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