Possess the Gates

In this season there are doors of opportunity and there are gates of possession. Doors of opportunity are meant to be entered through. They are portals to new beginnings and new realms of authority. In addition to these doors there are gates that the Lord is also highlighting. Gates are places of authority and influence. The word gate, in Scripture, is mostly used in reference to the gates of a city. The gate in a Middle Eastern city was where all of the elders would gather. Business would be conducted there, disputes mediated, and governmental decisions made. In other words the prophetic, judicial, and commercial were all represented there. The gates to a city were where the authority of a city rested. It was there that the decisions were made that determined what was allowed within the city and what was not allowed.

The Lord is asking us to take possession of the gates into our cities, workplaces, homes, churches, businesses, places of government, and media. God is asking for His Church to truly be the Ekklesia. The Greek word for Church (Ekklesia) is a political term meant for a governing body that would legislate. We are being called to take the gates, inhabit them, and determine what goes on. We are Christ's ambassadors on earth and we have the right and responsibility to ensure that the culture of Heaven is manifest on earth. For too long we have abdicated this role. Many of these gates are in the possession of the enemy but God is calling us to take them back.

The enemy knows that his time is short. He understands that part of the apostolic revolution is an authority to govern over the earth. It is for this reason that the enemy is attacking the gatekeepers. The enemy is trying to destroy the gatekeepers through physical, emotional, and spiritual attack. Do not allow attack to cause you to shrink back. God is truly releasing the anointing of Samson on this generation to go and take back what the enemy has stolen. God is raising up His valiant ones who will not shrink back but will press on and take what God has given us. This is the time to take possesion. This is the time to cross over into what God has given us.

Manipulation is one major way the enemy is attacking God's people in this hour. Fear is another such tool. Don't allow others to manipulate you into shrinking back. Don't allow others to try to put you in a box or control you. I want to be careful here- I'm not talking about those who God has placed in authority over you. If they are in alignment then their "control" is often for our protection and guidance. I'm talking about those who are not in authority over you but are trying to usurp an authority over you that is not theirs. They will use manipulation and fear to try to gain a hold over you. Often it isn't even them but is the enemy exploiting them to gain access to you.

Alignment is super key during this time. Make sure you are a clean vessel. Make sure you are living in harmony with those around you and that your heart is free from offense. This is a time of healing and deliverance. Ensure that there are no open doors in your life. Maintain purity over your eye and ear gates and be discerning on what you allow into yourself. Be strategic in who you allow to speak into your life.

You already know what gates the Lord wants you to take possession of. He has already shown you them through dreams, visions, and intercessory burdens. Now is the time to take possession. God is and has been releasing keys. There have been deposits made into your spirit man over the past few months and now is the time to arise and allow God to use you to take back what the enemy has stolen. We are destined to rule. We are called as the gatekeepers over our cities, churches, regions, and nations. It is time to arise and rule. It is time to govern what is permitted to reside within our spheres of influence. It is time to take the authority that God has given you and use it. As you storm the gates you will then take authority over what they represent. In the coming months there is going to be a reckoning and a judgement passed down from these gates. God will use His people to issue edicts of judgement against the doers of darkness who have been opposing Him. As you take your place within the gates you will receive the authority to govern over the powers of darkness and see them flee before you. I commission you to go and storm the gates of the enemy as the Lord gives you vision of them.