Psalm 24:9
9 Lift up [nasa'] your heads, [ro'sh] O ye gates; [sha`ar] even
lift them up, [nasa'] ye everlasting [`owlam] doors; [pethach] and the
King [melek] of glory [kabowd] shall come in. [bow'] KJV-Interlinear
9 Lift
up your heads, O gates, And lift them up, O ancient doors, That the King of
glory may come in! NASB
The call and the command
come yet again. A repeat of verse seven.
Open up your gates. Open up your doors. Open up your eyes and
ears. Open up your hearts and minds.
Lift up your heads and
look and listen and see and understand.
Let in that which has not
been allowed in before.
Let in the King of
salvation. Let in the King of the
detailed word which is the source of spiritual power.
Your attitude of having a
closed attitude is nothing new, but comes from a pattern established in ancient
times and has existed throughout history.
Ancient cities opened up
their gates to let in wealthy princes who brought with them trading goods and
things that were not available within the city.
The visitors brought with them priceless articles and riches and wealth
and prosperity to those within the city.
And so it is with each
individual. Who is at the gates calling
to be let in? Jesus Christ, the
everlasting King of glory.
There is only one glory, magnificence,
splendor, brilliance, and so forth, and that glory does not belong to you or
anyone or anything, except God, and Jesus Christ is God.
Jesus Christ owns the
world, verse one,
made it a habitable place
to live, verse two,
lives in a place that is
unreachable by man, verse three,
demands perfection from
those who seek Him in fellowship, verse four,
is the provider of
blessing, verse five,
and applies that blessing
and status to all who comply with His mandates and divine plan, verse six.
Therefore open up and let
in the King, who is the source and perpetuation of all blessing and prosperity
and wealth and happiness. For, by
rejecting Him is to reject those very things.
But in faith, and only
through faith, can the gates and doors of the soul be opened to let in the one
and only source of eternal blessing.
