"Gates are where we win or lose. That
is why Scripture uses gates as the place to
be broken through. We must break through intimidation,
faithlessness, fear, hopelessness, despair,
or whatever else looms like an unconquerable
foe at the gates. The threshold is where we
either leap forward or back out. Yet once we
leap, it is where we meeting the incredible
supernatural power of God to break through before
us victorious over every obstacle. It is after
we leap that we begin to possess our inheritance
for the current season. It is where increase
and abundance come in whatever dimension we
are crossing over into. It is there we meet
God in a way that is new."
The
death and resurrection of Jesus was the greatest
breakthrough in all of history. Jesus broke
the power of death and evil when He died on the
cross for our sins. His resurrection is proof
of the most wonderful and glorious accomplishment
on earth. He provided a way of breakthrough for
those who trust in Him. Most of us need breakthrough
in some way. We need breakthrough in our families,
nations, and everyday life situations. There are
shut doors that need to be opened by the resurrection
power of God. There are long-term barriers where
we need the explosive power and might of God to
break through. Our God has the breakthrough anointing
for each one of us. He will use His authority
and force to open the gates that have been shut.
Perhaps
you need a personal breakthrough today. Persevering
prayer and faith are keys to breakthrough.
And Jesus has the breaker anointing to break through
in any situation that we may face. We need breakthrough
in order to see heaven come on earth and to see
the Kingdom of God released among us. God is looking
for people who believe Him for breakthrough. God
wants us to rise up in faith in order to see the
breakthrough. God is the one who will break through
for you, but He needs your cooperation to open
the gates, those closed places, before you. This
is what faith will do:
"It
opens the gate of heaven. When heaven's gates
open, what is in heaven comes down to earth.
Health, wholeness, peace, love, grace, glory,
revelation, strategy, and all the rest of the
nature of God and His Kingdom come down when
the gates open."
As
I have said in the past said, the enemy tries
to restrict us. He coils around us and tightens
His grip like the python snake. He wants to restrict
the Church worldwide, but we know that the Gates
of Hades will not prevail against the Church (Matthew
16:18). Gates are exit and entry points that
must be opened. Especially when we are at the
place of threshold, the enemy will try to terminate
our forward movement. He will attack with fear
and through squeezing the life out of us. There
is warfare at the gates and especially at the
threshold of breakthrough. This is where we must
overcome. The Hebrew root meaning for threshold,
gate or door is "caphaph" and means "to
snatch away or terminate". The other word for
threshold is "pethen" and means "to
twist as a snake". It even sounds like python
and may be where the name of this snake originated.
When
you are experiencing strong, enemy warfare at
the gates, it may seem that there is no life or
direction but only darkness, despair, and the
feeling of being lost. This is not what God
wants for any of us. This is an enemy attack at
the point of threshold and breakthrough. The enemy
tries to snatch away our destiny and seeks to
terminate our work for God at this point. There
is fear at the brink or threshold because we are
moving into a new place or territory. It is as
if we are at the precipice of a mountain and there
is a fear of risk, because there is a need for
more faith in order to leap over to the other
side. God wants us to move forward in faith. Keep
in mind that we are overcomers through Christ.
He is the one who will win the victory, but we
have to exercise our faith. He is the one who
will break through for us, but He wants our cooperation.
This is what God has said about breaking through
gates in Isaiah 45:2: "I will go before you
and make the crooked places straight; I will break
in pieces the gates of bronze (brass) and cut
the bars of iron."
"The
details written in Isaiah 45:2 are important
to emphasize because it helps us understand
that without God intervening, these gates would
never break open. The structure of these gates
was such that it would be impossible for a human
being to break through them. Supernatural intervention
from the Breaker was required. God, therefore,
victoriously went before them and broke through.
The same is true today. We need the supernatural
intervention of God to break through impenetrable
gates in order to enter into new territories
and new places."
I
encourage you to persevere in faith, and do not
give up. There are breakthroughs in prayer
that are close at hand. The enemy is trying to
terminate your forward movement. You may be battling
in faith and feel hindered by the enemy. Press
on and press through for the breaker, Jesus, will
surely come, and He will come with His resurrection
power. What God was showing me during the months
of going through breast cancer and all that it
entails, was that He was preparing me spiritually
for the next step. I could never move further
without this personal preparation. Intercessors
are key to the world harvest that we are beginning
to see in the nations. The enemy knows this and
is trying to hinder the prayer movement. He will
do this by trying to hinder the faith of the intercessors.
God has been preparing intercessors for the future.
This is the time to crossover to a new place and
to take new territory for the Kingdom of God.
But this involves letting go and moving forward
with God in a dimension we have never moved before.
This involves faith.
"Crossing
over require us to give up something that is
precious to us such as a prized possession.
It may be a thing, an attitude, a person, security,
or our desire for the future. It can be anything
that we hold on to when the only way to get
to the other side is to let go of it. There
is an aspect of idolatry to that. It has become
a god to us, something we worship and to which
we are bowing our knee. To cross over will mean
to let go of that which will not fit through
the gate with us."
How
to Break Through in Faith
Many
of you may be at the door, at the threshold point
of breakthrough in faith. The enemy is taunting
and trying to stop you from forward movement.
What do you need to do in order to see the breakthrough?
What keys do you need to open the gate? The
keys are a breakthrough God, yielding control,
waiting and listening, faith and obedience.
- Realize
that God is going to break through for you
- You can't do it by yourself. He has the resurrection
power to break through every obstacle in your
life. Meditate on God and His Word until you
know that He is the breakthrough God for you.
- Yield
all control to God - Let go of the known
and trust God to get you across to the other
side. So often we try to control our own lives.
We need to yield our will, and move to a new
level of trust in God.
- Wait
on God and find out what action He wants you
to take - Be still and make sure you know
God's leading in your life. Some of you may
be in a place of hiddenness with God, and it
may take faith to wait. But others of you may
know what God wants you to do, but you have
been hesitant and fearful. Hesitate no longer.
- Move
forward in faith and obedience - Bold action
will open the gate and release God's spiritual
power. Do not waver because of fear. Take a
leap of faith. God will catch you in His arms
on the other side.
"To
refuse to leap is to make a choice to stop.
We become stuck at that point. Before we can
begin to increase again, we must return to
the place where we made a choice to stop.
However, once we can let go and leap, we will
meet God in a completely new way. The new
revelation of God will cause us to wonder
why we were so hesitant. Yet without faith
it is impossible to please God. So we will
come to this place again and again and again."
Unnamed quotes by Barbara Yoder
Let
us remember that Jesus' death and resurrection
was the greatest place of breakthrough. He
broke through every power of darkness when He
died on the cross. His resurrection is the key
to all power, all victory against the enemy attacks
we face today. We can walk in great faith because
our King has already won the battle at the cross.
We can pray great prayers without doubt or fear,
because we pray them in His most powerful Name.
"Today,
as much as at any time, we need men of great
faith and men who are great in prayer. These
are the two chief virtues that make men great
in the eyes of God. These two things create
conditions of real spiritual success in the
life and work of the church. It is our main
concern to see that we keep this kind of quality
faith before God. This kind of faith grasps
and holds in its keeping the things for which
it asks without doubt and fear." E. M. Bounds
For
additional training on the intercessor and breakthrough;
passionate and fervent perseverance in prayer,
God's boundary lines and breakthrough in prayer,
read the book called Intercessors Arise - Book
3 by Debbie Przybylski.
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