Roads
Gates include roads as access points. The entrance point of any road is a gate because it is a port of access to some place for both entry and exit from that place. Road junctions are more important gates than the single roads since here two or more roads meet. Ezekiel 21:21 says,
For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made his arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver.
If we want to go to the most important gate of the City, we have to go to the main entrances or exits of the city, and at cross roads where many gates (roads, rail lines, etc.) connect.
Walls, Frontiers, and Boundaries
Many times people think that gates are only doors, windows, or main gates to the house. However, Walls, Frontiers like State, Regional, National, and International Boundaries: such as those of Territorial waters, Aviation Airspaces, Land Boundaries, etc., are all Gates (Isaiah 62: 10-12, Ezekiel 21: 18-27). They are points of entry into territories
The Tribal or Language Gate
Tribes are gates. Language is also a gate. For example, if somebody came and spoke your language he or she immediately enjoys a special affinity and enters the gates of favor with you.
The Gates of the Society
The gates of the society are: the family, church/religion, government, economy/business, education, science and technology, the media, and the arts, sports and culture.
For example, we came to the earth by the gate of the family. Religion is the gate that enables us to relate to God. Government is the gate by which people are organized in a nation. The gates of business offer us opportunities for both domestic and international trade. The gate of the media provides an avenue for societal conscientization, and the transfer of value systems within and without a nation. Education opens the door for the transfer of knowledge: facts, thoughts, ideas, skills, and values between nations and peoples.
Do you know what you wear is a gate? Your garment is a gate both for the purpose of entry and exit. Acts 19:11-12 says
God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them.
Garments, aprons, handkerchiefs are all ports of access for the purpose of both entry and exit, whether it is entry of power or exit of power – “If I touch the hem of his garment … I shall be made whole.”
The Love of God
Through His love, God gave us access to Himself.
Jesus Christ
The most important gate of all is Jesus Christ. He described Himself as the gate (Joh 10:7). You want access to life? He is the gate (Joh 6:53). You want to reach the Father? Jesus said He is the way (Joh 14:6); You want access to heaven? You cannot enter except through the Son. You want the love of God? Jesus is the gate to that love (Joh 3:16)
Gates of time
This is the main topic of this book. Gates of time comprise of moments, seconds, minutes, hours, watches, days, weeks, months, years etc. Everything is controlled and measured by time. Whoever controls time controls everything. Remember that time has to do with your life. That is the raw material that you have been given in order to fulfill God’s purpose in – your lifeTIME.
Excerpt from The Book "Praying Through The Gates of Time" By Pastor Abu Bako. To be continued
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