The gatekeeper

Luke 7, 11: Soon afterwards He went to a city called Nain; and His disciples were going along with Him, accompanied by a large crowd. Now as He approached the gate of the city, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a sizeable crowd from the city was with her. When the Lord saw her, He felt compassion for her, and said to her, "Do not weep." And He came up and touched the coffin; and the bearers came to a halt. And He said, "Young man, I say to you, arise!" The dead man sat up and began to speak. And Jesus gave him back to his mother. Fear gripped them all, and they began glorifying God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and, "God has visited His people!" This report concerning Him went out all over Judea and in all the surrounding district.

Widows in the Holy Land had no one to provide for them except a son. This is why Yeshua told Yohannon, "Son behold thy mother," ...and to Miriam..."woman behold thy son." Yeshua (Jesus) was telling John to take care of Mary as Jesus was no longer going to be able to fulfill that role.

When the women in Luke was burying her only son, she was burying her only hope for survival. When Yeshua came and touched the coffin, (the body wrapped in burial shrouds, carried by the bearers) and the bearers came to a halt.

When you have a vision or a dream that the Lord has given you. Don't let despair overtake your understanding. Everything is the Lord's. You own nothing. You don't even own your own soul, you are only responsible for it's condition. On that great day of judgement the Lord will decide where your soul will remain. You have no say in the matter, you only have a say in what you do with it in this world. During this event in Luke, the death of those circumstances was complete with one touch of God.

Lay your dreams on His altar and allow Him to have the glory of your success. How much greater will the celebration be for all when the crowds realize that it was not of your doing, but of the Lord's? God is infinite, and His love covers all. Your abilities are finite, and only cover you. Which reality inspires and fortifies the kingdom:?

There are many that try to be earthly gatekeepers. These individuals seek dominion over ideas, money, access, all of the commodities of this world. They trade character for control and power for peace.

Rom 8, 38 : For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

When the widow's dream left the confines of the walls of her understanding and come into contact with the Creator, new life issued forth. We find out that the ultimate gatekeeper is our "self" and our walls of unrestrained pride. With a simple touch, the gates were flung open and the widow's dream restored.

"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock"...


The Gate Keeper