Revelation 4:1 – “After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, “Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.”  LSB

The Holy Spirit asked me, “Do you want a door open in Heaven?”  Then, the follow-up question was, “Do you have a door open in heaven?”  Then, the third question, “How can you have an open door in heaven?”

Three Valid Questions:

In my Christian walk, I have learned that giving a quick answer is often a mistake.  The Lord’s questions are always designed to provoke thought and self-examination. They are designed to bring to a destination, reveal a deficiency, or unveil a reality.

In Revelation 4, John saw. Either in the natural or through the eyes of the Spirit, He Saw… We need eyes to see the unseen in the seen. John saw the open door in heaven (a portal), and he was invited to enter through it. If we do not see the door, we are not likely to go through it.

The door (portal) always seems to be open, just not seen with natural eyes.  Inside are the wonders of heaven and what God has and is doing. But to see it, we must see the door, receive the invitation, and enter.

The door is there.  The invitation has been extended.  What is needed to make it a reality for us?   We have to enter through it.  How?  What did John say?  “Immediately, I was in the Spirit, and I beheld.”  He could only enter by the Spirit—he could only enter as he was in the Spirit!

How? Through worship. It was Lord’s Day, a special day for the early Christians. The resurrection of Jesus was on that day of the week, and they commemorated it by gathering together to worship. John was alone. He had to be in the Spirit Alone! Therefore, we can live in an attitude of worship and communion with Jesus in the Spirit. In the Spirit, we develop eyes to see and ears to hear.

There is an open door in heaven!  We can see it and enter through it.  We have been invited to come before the throne with boldness (because of His work and our inclusion in the family) and present our petitions to the Father.  

The open door indicates access. It reveals God’s heart to supply our needs and transform us into true manifestations of Jesus. It reveals the reality that we can come into His abode, which is two-way: us to Him and heaven to us.

I urge you to refresh in your mind whose you are and who you are in Him!  The door is only accessible by the Spirit.  Our goal is to be in the Spirit so we can see & hear.  That will give us confidence & boldness, enabling us to Do what Jesus did and even Do the Greater Works.   Remember who you are IN Him.  So, now go & do as you are.  Just BE!

May God’s Grace, Peace, Power, Presence, and Provision be with you today and every day!