Keys

God gave us the keys to the kingdom. There have been many times that I’ve seen God supernaturally open doors that no one else could open for me, but there have also been moments in my life where I initiated those doors to open. I activated my faith. I believe there are doors we are needing to open for ourselves. Luke 11:9 says to Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
Jesus is giving us instructions on how to obtain, press in to, to possess the good life. Not everything in life is handed to us, sometimes it requires us to work it. For example. A kid on Christmas morning receives a Remote Control Car. As he unwraps it he realizes it is no good without the batteries it “Requires”. So either A, someone already took the initiative to purchase them or B, the next person to go to store will pick some up. Until that moment, the Remote Control Car is useless.
How many of us are still waiting for God to give us the batteries? God’s given us the Remote Control Car we’d believed for, now its up to us to get the batteries for it.
What are some of the things you are needing the door to open to? Is it that new job, new car, relationships, your ministry? I encourage you to go out, step out in faith, and show God that you are using the keys he’s given you.
In Matthew 14 Peter saw Jesus walking on water. Although he wasn’t completely sure that it was him he asked Jesus to call him out to the water with him to prove himself. So, with no hesitation Jesus told him to come, come to me & I will show you what your faith can do (Paraphrasing of course). Many people who read that passage bring out the negative in Peter. Many have said that it just showed how much Peter didn’t trust Jesus, that he had “little faith”, and of course, that it wasn’t a miracle because Peter sank. I am here to show you that Jesus gave Peter the key to faith, the key to believe in himself to prove to himself (Peter) what he could do if he just “opened the door”.
The moment Peter started to sink, the bible goes on to say in verse 31 that immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”
So many people are hesitating, waiting to see which door God will open next for us. Sometimes it requires us to act out our faith, walk it out. In doing so, we’ll see what God can do. Don’t stand back wondering about the what if’s. Peter surely didn’t stop to think about what if he’d sink. Today, think about Jesus being right there with you every step of the way waiting to catch you if you begin to sink. If its healing, think about the lady with the issue of blood. Many people around her could have easily hurt her for daring to get close to Jesus. She knew that Jesus gave her the “key to her healing” and she was determined to “open that door” to receive her healing. She did. Are you like Zacchaeus the Tax Collector staying away from Jesus, but wondering on the inside if he truly is the Son of God? Is this Jesus I’m talking about really the One who can make you whole again? Then Come, receive the key to Salvation & let Him show you, Who can be for you. What he can & will do for you.