THE TEN GATES OF NEHEMIAH

<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″><b>THE TEN GATES OF NEHEMIAH</b></span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″><b>Shared by Yolanda Ballard</b></span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″><b>Many try to keep The Ten Commandments, which no man can live by The Law.</b></span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>If you break one of the laws of the Old Testament, you are guilty of breaking all of it, which the penalty of it is death.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>That is why they continually covered their sins with blood sacrifices. Jesus is the One and only sacrifice that is eternally received for the forgiveness of all our sins, granting us eternal life with Him.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>I’ve been studying on The Ten Gates of Nehemiah, and it is the spiritual growth of a believer in a nutshell.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>It is amazing how they all flow together, and if we strive to make sure all these Gates are strong in our life, we will never go wrong.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>It is like putting on our Armor, because we will be putting on The LORD Jesus in obedience to Him.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>We are to make sure these Gates are strong in our life. One Gate flows into the next in our growth with Him.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>First you have </span><span class=”s2″><b>The Sheep Gate</b></span><span class=”s1″>.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>This is where we first get saved. We become a new creation. The old nature is passed away and we become brand new receiving a fresh new start.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>Second you come to </span><span class=”s2″><b>The Fish Gate</b></span><span class=”s1″>.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>This is where we share the Good News that Jesus died for our sins; reconciling us to the Father, cleansed by The Blood of the Lamb. We receive the call of reconciliation, to evangelize.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>Third you come to </span><span class=”s2″><b>The Old Gate</b></span><span class=”s1″>.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>We are to return to a life walking by Faith and Obedience to The LORD, being totally delivered from religious works from the religious system.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>Fourth you come to </span><span class=”s2″><b>The Valley Gate</b></span><span class=”s1″>.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>This is where we go through trials and tribulations. We learn to allow The LORD to live through us. When we are weak, He becomes our strength.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>Fifth you come to </span><span class=”s2″><b>The Dung Gate</b></span><span class=”s1″>.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>The LORD purges us of all the dross by the fire of His love getting us ready for what is coming.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>The LORD prepares us for spiritual growth by delivering us from the legal rights of the enemy.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>Sixth you come to</span><span class=”s2″> <b>The Fountain Gate</b></span><span class=”s1″>.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>This is where many fall short and do not understand what our call is to be. We are to be baptized with His Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues and moving in the gifts of His Spirit.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>This is where we receive the power to fully live our life with Christ living through us. The religious spirit binds most from coming to this Gate.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>Seventh you come to </span><span class=”s2″><b>The Water Gate</b></span><span class=”s1″>.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>This is where we are made strong being washed by the water of His Word.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>We are to dive in and allow our mind to be renewed. Even though we are a new creation we must learn to think like Jesus thinks. We receive the mind of Christ, through His word.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>Eighth you come to </span><span class=”s2″><b>The Horse Gate</b></span><span class=”s1″>.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>This is where we learn to be active in spiritual warfare with the enemy pulling down strongholds over our own life, our community, nation, and the world.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>Ninth you come to </span><span class=”s2″><b>The East Gate</b></span><span class=”s1″>.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>We are ready and looking towards the return of The LORD Jesus Christ.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>Tenth and the final gate is </span><span class=”s2″><b>The Miphkad Gate</b></span><span class=”s1″>. (This is also called </span><span class=”s2″><b>The Inspection Gate</b></span><span class=”s1″>.)</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>This is where we come before The LORD to gain or lose rewards. This is where we need to be conscious of.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>Even though we are saved by Faith and can never lose it, but we can lose rewards. If we continue to do willful sin, or neglect to do what you are called to do, we can lose rewards.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>We will be rewarded for good works of evangelizing which is our main call and focus as a believer in Christ.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>How can we share The LORD Jesus Christ with others, sharing His Good News [Gospel] if we don’t know Him personally?</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>It is more than just praying here and there, and reading The Word occasionally. It is about communing with Him, really knowing Him, walking with Him, and allowing Him to live through us.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>The Great Commission is not an option — it is a command.</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>We are to die out to the selfishness of the Christian life, but to be self-giving by caring that others receive salvation.</span></p>

• This topic was modified 1 year, 6 months ago by Yolanda Ballard.