READ: GENESIS
39:1-12
Today, we
shall consider what the Bible means when it refers to the windows of heaven
being opened. There are three principal functions of a window. One, for the
person inside a house to have a good view of what goes on outside. The other is
to allow for air to flow through. The third is to allow light to shine through.
We can look at these three ways from the spiritual standpoint. The first thing
that will happen when the windows of Heaven pen is that God will look out from
Heaven and see us. When God sees us, things will begin to happen. God gave a
special instruction to Moses, in Numbers 6:22-26, on how He expected Aaron to
bless the children of Israel: “And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: Speak
to Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the way you shall bless the children of
Israel. Say to them: the LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make His face
shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up His countenance upon
you, and give you peace. ” In the blessings here, two things have to do
with God seeing you. One says the Lord will make His face shine upon you. When
God sees you and His face begins to shine, it means He recognises you and He is
happy to see you. The other one says the Lord will lift up His countenance upon
you. This means God will lift up His face when He sees you. When the windows of
Heaven open and God looks down and see someone He loves, His face will begin to
shine. He will put whatever He has been doing aside to attend to the fellow.
When God looks on you, it follows that He will pay attention to you. When God
pays attention to you, it follows that your prayers will be answered. When you
hear of prayers being answered by fire, it only follows that the windows of
Heaven have opened, God has looked out of the window, He has seen someone that
He approves of and has decided to answer the prayer of that fellow. In 1 kings
18:36-38, Elijah offers a prayer that lasted less than one minute but because
God had opened the windows of Heaven and was already watching and interested,
fire fell from Heaven. God will answer your prayer by fire. If enemies besiege
someone for whom God has opened the windows of Heaven, the fellow need not pray
a long prayer. Why don’t you allow God to open heaven’s windows and poor out
His blessings on you today?
MEMORIZE:
1 JOHN 3:1 –Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we
should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because
it did not know Him.
