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RHEMA 4/21/13 FINDING THE DOORS TO ENTER IN TO HIM
[Lord is there a door way or an entrance to hearing,
seeing and knowing You more intimately? What are the
doors into You Lord?]
Revelation 4:1 After this I looked, and, behold, a
door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I
heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which
said, Come up here, and I will show you things which
must be hereafter.
HEARD: Components, 5 of them. Worship,
singing. Tongues, prayer. Enter in with thanksgiving
and praise. A quiet spirit, be still and know that I AM
God and I will talk to you. He must increase, I must
decrease. The mystery. My life is hid in Christ. Dying
daily.
HEARD: Hammer it in. It’s not about who you
are, it’s about Who I AM in you. Fellowship access.
Rule number one, confidence, be bold. The doors are
open.
Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the
throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find
grace to help in time of need.
TEACHING: 5 COMPONENTS TO ENTERING HIS DOOR OF
HIDDENNESS
1. WORSHIP/ SINGING
The Lord chooses to sit down and dwell, remain, abide
and marry the praises of His people! Sometimes I turn
on worship music that focuses on loving Him and then I
sing to Him and use my hands to worship Him as though
they are dancing. I can do this in my chair and my bed
and feel His Presence in such a warm melting way as I
invite the Holy Spirit to come.
Psalms 22:3 But you are holy, O you that inhabit
{3427} the praises of Israel.
INHABIT
Strong's Hebrew Dictionary
3427. יָשַׁב yashab
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יָשַׁב yashab yaw-shab'
a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as
judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell,
to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry:—(make
to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing),
ease self, endure, establish, X fail, habitation, haunt,
(make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking,
X marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return,
seat, set(- tle), (down-)sit(-down, still, -ting down,
-ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
2. TONGUES/ PRAYER
Prayer is a doorway to the Father. Jesus spoke of this
and modeled it in His own life. It was a foundation for
Him in communion with the Father. This was His alone
time with God where He was refreshed and received His
instructions of what the Father was saying and doing.
I pray in
tongues a LOT. Sometimes it is whispers with
punctuated loud breath (smile). Sometimes is it fast
and loud in the car by myself. Sometimes it is just my
normal voice with normal speaking tones as I am working
around the house. In the middle of the night it is
whispers without hardly any breath at all. When I walk
in parking lots and stores, I have learned how to
whisper under my breath in tongues without moving my
lips. I am praying according to the will of God.
Matthew 6:6 But you, when you pray, enter into your
room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your
Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in
secret shall reward you openly.
Luke 6:12 And it came to pass in those days, that he
went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all
night in prayer to God.
Matthew 14:23 And when he had sent the multitudes
away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when
the evening was come, he was there alone.
Rom 8:26-27 NKJV
Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For
we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but
the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with
groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches
the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is,
because He makes intercession for the saints according
to the will of God.
3.
THANKSGIVING and PRAISE
Often when I pray, I start listing all the things I am
thankful for, regarding
Who He is to me. I am so refreshed by just
the rehearsal of such wonderful qualities and gifts,
that I my actual prayer ends up being only one sentence!
Psalms 100:1-5 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all
you lands. 2 Serve the LORD with gladness: come before
his presence with singing. 3 Know you that the LORD he
is God: it is he that has made us, and not we ourselves;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4
Enter into
his gates with
thanksgiving, and into his courts
with praise:
be thankful unto him, and bless his name. 5 For the LORD
is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endures
to all generations.
Notice that in the above 1, 2 and 3 components, these
options use our mouths. Scripture
says that our mouth is a DOOR. (That is
quite a revelation when we begin to apply that in all
areas of our lives.)
Psalms 141:3 Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth;
keep watch over the door of my lips.
4. BE
STILL AND MEDITATE ON HIM
Scripture says that
His Words are an entrance. When we still
ourselves and meditate on His Word, it opens a doorway
to new revelations of knowing Him.
Psalms 119:130 The entrance of your words
gives light; it gives understanding unto the simple.
Scripture also says that we know He is God when we are
still before Him. When I calm myself in repose and
rest, I am able to hear His still small voice fairly
easy. This is a place within the heart needs to be very
quiet where the struggles of the emotions, mind and body
are to be put to naught. These are the places within us
that determine our level of distraction or our level of
quietness. As long as I am at peace, I am able to hear
Him out of bed, but bed - in the middle of the night is
where I learned!
Psalms 4:4 Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with
your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
Psalms 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will
be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the
earth.
Psalms 63:6 When I remember you upon my bed, and
meditate on you in the night watches.
Psalms 23:2 He makes me to lie down in green
pastures: he leads me beside the still waters.
5. JESUS IS THE DOOR – HE INCREASES, WE DECREASE
Jesus IS the DOOR so we can go in and out and have
fellowship IN HIM. This is a 2 way reciprocation when
He knocks on doors into our lives and we open up to Him
and He comes in to us. We are promised green pasture
and good eats.
John 10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in,
he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find
pasture.
Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and
knock: if any man hears my voice, and opens the door, I
will come in to him, and will eat with him, and he with
me.
John 10:2-4 But he that enters in by the door is the
shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the gatekeeper opens;
and the sheep hear his voice: and he calls his own sheep
by name, and leads them out. 4 And when he puts forth
his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep
follow him: for
they know his voice.
THE HIDDEN MYSTERY OF DEATH TO SELF AND ONE-NESS IS
HIDDENNESS
HEARD:
He must increase, I must decrease. The mystery. My life
is hid in Christ. Dying daily. Hammer it in. It’s not
about who you are, it’s about Who I AM in you.
John 3:30 He must increase, but I must decrease.
1 Corinthians 15:31 I protest by your boasting which
I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
There is a precious mystery that Paul speaks of. When
you track the individual scriptures that mention this
mystery, it is all connected with becoming One with Him
like in a marriage relationship. Paul calls it being
hidden in Him. This mystery is about having fellowship
partnership, communion with the Lord.
Ephesians 3:9 And to make all [men] see what [is] the
fellowship
{2842} of the
mystery, which from the beginning of the
world hath been hid
in God, who created all things by Jesus
Christ:
Strong's Greek Dictionary
2842.
κοινωνια koinonia
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κοινωνια koinonia koy-nohn-ee'-ah
from 2844; partnership, i.e. (literally) participation,
or (social) intercourse, or (pecuniary) benefaction:—(to)
communicate(-ation), communion, (contri-)distribution,
fellowship.
See Greek
2844
Luk 17:21
Nor will people say, Look! Here [it is]! or, See, [it
is] there! For behold, the kingdom of God is within you
[in your hearts] and among you [surrounding you].
Luk 17:20-21
Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the
kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, "
The kingdom of God does not come with observation; 21
nor will they say, ' See here! ' or ' See there! ' For
indeed, the kingdom of God is within you."
This hidden mystery is about Jesus Christ
living inside of us. It is being one with and
partnering with the Lord just like a husband and wife.
Colossians 1:26-27 Even the
mystery
which has been hid
from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest
to his saints: 27 To whom God would make known what is
the riches of the glory of this
mystery
among the Gentiles; which is
Christ in you, the hope
of glory.
Ephesians 5:30-32 For we are members of his body, of
his flesh, and of his bones. 31 For this cause shall a
man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined
unto his wife, and they
two shall be one
flesh. 32 This is a great
mystery: but
I speak concerning Christ and the church.
The only way this one-ness happens is going through
death to self. This hidden mystery is a
resurrected life after having gone through death to
self. It is a life of being hidden with
Christ in God. We died and our life is hidden in God.
We let go of the evil passions, love of the world, etc.
Colossians 3:1-5 If you then be risen with Christ,
seek those things which are above, where Christ sits on
the right hand of God. 2 Set your affection on things
above, not on things on the earth. 3
For you are dead, and
your life is hid {2928} with Christ in God. 4
When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall
you also appear with him in glory. 5 Mortify therefore
your members which are upon the earth; fornication,
uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil desire, and
covetousness, which is idolatry:
TO BE HIDDEN
Strong's Greek Dictionary
2928.
κρυπτω krupto
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κρυπτω krupto kroop'-to
a primary verb; to
conceal (properly, by covering):—hide
(self), keep secret, secret(-ly).
Hebrews 11:23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was
hid {2928}
three months by his parents, because they saw he was a
beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king's
commandment.
When I ponder the Word picture of being hidden in
Christ, I had the impression of a cloud cover moving in
over a region, where those above the cover cannot see
down through the clouds. Anyone who is has flown in an
airplane understands what that looks like. And then I
thought about living in His cloud, you breathe Him in
and dwell in Him and He dwells in you. We are refreshed
and hidden from the heat.
Isaiah 4:5-6 And the LORD will create upon every
dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a
cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming
fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a
covering. 6 And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow
in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge,
and for a shelter from storm and from rain.
PROMISES WHEN WE ARE HIDDEN
We have scriptural promises of what takes place when we
are dwelling in His hidden secret place.
1. We will behold the beauty of the Lord in the time of
trouble.
2. We will be the head and not the tail over our
enemies.
3. We shall dwell in His midst with joy and singing.
Psalms 27:4-6 One thing have I desired of the LORD,
that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of
the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty
of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple. 5 For in the
time of trouble he
shall hide me
in his pavilion: in the
secret place
of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up
upon a rock. 6 And now shall my head be lifted up above
my enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his
tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will
sing praises unto the LORD.
HIDE
Strong's Hebrew Dictionary
6845. צָפַן tsaphan
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צָפַן tsaphan tsaw-fan'
a primitive root; to hide (by covering over); by
implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny;
specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to
lurk:—esteem,
hide(-den one, self), lay up, lurk (be set) privily,
(keep) secret(-ly, place).
4. He is our hiding place and shield. We are given
hope.
Psalms 119:114 You are my hiding place and my shield:
I hope in your word.
5. We will be shut in and protected from the
indignation.
Isaiah 26:20 Come, my people, enter you into your
chambers, and shut your doors about you: hide yourself
as it were for a little moment, until the indignation is
past.
6. We will be hidden from the plots of the wicked.
Psalms 64:2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the
wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of
iniquity:
7. We will abide under His shadow.
8. He will be our refuge and fortress.
9. He will deliver us from snares.
10. He will deliver us from deadly pestilence.
11. He shall cover us with His feathers.
12. His truth will be our shield.
13. We will not be afraid of terror, missiles,
pestilence or destruction.
14. These shall not come near us.
15. His angels will be given charge over us to keep us
and bear us up.
16. We shall trample serpents under our feet.
17. When we call upon the Lord He will answer.
18. He will be with us in trouble.
19. He will deliver us, honor us and satisfy us with
long life and be shown His salvation.
Psalms 91:1-16 He that dwells in the secret place of
the most High shall abide under the shadow of the
Almighty. 2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge
and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. 3
Surely he shall deliver you from the snare
of the fowler, and from the deadly pestilence. 4
He shall cover you with his feathers, and under
his wings shall you trust: his truth shall be
your shield and buckler. 5 You shall not be
afraid for the terror by night; nor for the
arrow that flies by day; 6 Nor for the
pestilence that walks in darkness; nor for the
destruction that wastes at noonday. 7 A thousand
shall fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right
hand; but it shall not come near you. 8 Only with your
eyes shall you behold and see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge, even
the most High, your habitation; 10 There shall no evil
befall you, neither shall any plague come near
your dwelling. 11 For he shall give his angels charge
over you, to keep you in all your ways. 12 They
shall bear you up in their hands, lest you dash
your foot against a stone. 13 You shall tread upon the
lion and adder: the young lion and the serpent shall you
trample under feet. 14 Because he has set his
love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I
will set him on high, because he has known my name. 15
He shall call upon me, and I will answer
him: I will be with him in trouble; I will
deliver him, and honor him. 16 With long life
will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation.
PRAYER: Lord lead is through Your door of one-ness,
of being hidden in You! What intimate pleasure awaits
us who enter into Your chambers oh Lord. Let us know
the joy of abiding under Your shadow, where we are not
afraid in times of trouble, because You deliver us,
answer us, honor us and satisfy us with Your salvation.
Let us enter in and behold Your beauty, and with joy in
our hearts, sing Your praises!
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