‘’And said, behold, I see the heavens opened, and the son of man standing on the right hand of God’’ –ACTS 7:56(KJV)
For a believer in Christ, only ignorance can close the heaven. Programme or prayer does not open the believers heaven, knowledge does. When the mind is closed, the heaven appears closed. Christians suffer more of closed mind or ignorance than closed heaven. Spiritual blindness or lack of knowledge often cause the thick cloud making believers sin-conscious and denying them access to open heaven. People are often destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Hear, Jesus say.” I set before you an open door which no man can shut (Revelation 3:8). When Jesus gave up the ghost, the veil tore to grant believers access to God’s presence. He admonished us to come boldly to the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. When Jesus ascended to heaven after his resurrection, he opened the heaven for us. “Lift up your head oh ye gates and be ye lifted up ye everlasting door and let the king of glory come in” (Psalm 24:7). That victory and open heaven is for all Christians.
By having our conscience purged from sin consciousness, condemnation and guilt, we now have boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus. The way into the holy of holies is opened, now we are admonished to draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with his word.
Heaven is where God is, he lives in his children, and believers are God’s abode. The door is open at redemption; the heaven over the believers is opened. Child of God, walk in the light of understanding, walk in unbroken communion, God is accessible as we walk in obedience in the light of his word. Apostle Paul prayed for the Ephesians church that the eye of their understanding be enlightened. The key to this enlightenment is knowledge of the word. Jesus gave us the keys of the kingdom empowering us that whatever door we open on earth is opened in heaven. Who then closed your heaven? Who has the key? It might interest you to know that Jesus did not go with the keys. He gave them to the believers.
As you begin to live with the consciousness that the heaven over you is opened, the devil will lose the battle in your life, and you will begin to enjoy more redemptive benefits that are already yours in Christ. There are principalities and powers in heavenly places but note that God has raised us together and made us sit with Christ in heavenly places, far above principalities and powers(Ephesians 2:6).
PRAYER: Oh God cause me to always walk in the consciousness of open heaven in Jesus name
Rev Vincent Diolu