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On June 9, 2013, we examine how our free will influences our choices and the importance of repairing our spiritual gates, as illustrated in Nehemiah. Each gate—like the Refuse Gate, Fountain Gate, and Horse Gate—serves a purpose in both physical and spiritual realms. The Refuse Gate signifies removing sin, the Fountain Gate represents the refreshing of the Holy Spirit, and the Horse Gate prepares us for spiritual warfare. By restoring these gates, we can keep evil at bay and invite positivity into our lives.
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Fix Your Broken Gates Your Gates Should be Open June 9, 2013
Our freewill is the major contributor of humans going astray and making indecisive choices.
Portals They are channels of communicating and inviting evil into our presence.
Nehemiah 3:14 New King James Version (NKJV) 14 Malchijah the son of Rechab, leader of the district of Beth Haccerem, repaired the Refuse Gate; he built it and hung its doors with its bolts and bars. • Dung Gate
Physical: The gate to take trash out of the city. Spiritual: It is our gate to take anything offensive to God out of our lives.
Gate to the Fountain Nehemiah 3:15 New King James Version (NKJV) 15 Shallun the son of Col-Hozeh, leader of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate; he built it, covered it, hung its doors with its bolts and bars, and repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah by the King’s Garden, as far as the stairs that go down from the City of David.
Physical: Gate to refreshing Spiritual: It represents the Holy Spirit refreshing us.
Nehemiah 3:28 New King James Version (NKJV) 28 Beyond the Horse Gate the priests made repairs, each in front of his own house. Horse Gate
Physical: Where the horses enter into the city Spiritual: We should have this gate open for warfare against our enemy (Satan)
We must realize that we are in a "Spiritual War". This war is not against you and I, even though we at times may disagree. This life battle is against the enemy of mankind that makes us be at war against each other.