God has been speaking about the double restoration for a while now. In fact, when the thief is found out, he owes seven times. God restores double. Great math, as far as I am concerned.
Last Weds, Mike and I went fishing. I caught two rainbows at the same time. Never did that before. I knew it was prophetic. Rainbow = promise. God is restoring double.
Today’s Elijahlist has this excerpt. Yes, DOUBLE LORD, DOUBLE!
2018 Possessing the Gates of our Enemies
“When Nehemiah faced opposition from his adversaries, he discerned the strategy of the enemy and avoided being drawn into the snare of verbal discourse and distraction.”
One of the words the Lord gave me for 2018 was that this would be a year of “possessing the gates of our enemies” (Genesis 22:17). When Abraham believed by faith that God would provide a sacrifice to lay on the altar in place of his son Isaac, God blessed Abraham through his act of obedience by promising Abraham’s descendants would possess the gates of their enemies (Genesis 22). We are descendants of Abraham!
Galatians 3:29 in the NKJV says, “And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” To possess the gates of a city represents power. In the Word of God, business was established at the gates. Prophets stood at the gates of the city to make declarations from God (Jeremiah 7:2; 17:19). Kings sat at the city gates to dispense justice (2 Samuel 19:8).
To possess the gates of our enemies means to conquer and defeat our adversaries by the power of the Holy Spirit. The word “possess” is the Hebrew word yaras which means to drive out previous tenants, cast out, succeed, to expel, and to utterly dispossess. God has given us all power and authority over the enemy, and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against us (the Church) (Matthew 16:18-19).
2018 is a year where justice is coming to the House of the Lord and all who have suffered injury and harm are being restored double for their trouble (Isaiah 61:7)! God is turning weeping into rejoicing. He is bringing honor to those who have suffered shame and dishonor. The Lord is tipping the scales of justice in our favor. Where the enemy came in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord is raising up a standard against him. The accuser of the brethren has lost his foothold over the Saints of God! (Photo via Unsplash)
We occupy a place of authority over our enemies to oppose them! In 2018, our enemies are being captured at the gate! We are making declarations of breakthrough, casting out the works of darkness wrecking havoc upon the earth, and disarming the enemy at the gate! God is bringing turning points into the Body of Christ with His signature all over them. The Spirit of the Lord is saying, “No more delay!” This is the year to claim your inheritance and possess the gates of your enemies. Blessing and multiplication is your portion. Double for your trouble is your lot for this year! What the enemy meant for evil, God is turning around for His good.
“Blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the Heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore, and your descendants shall possess the gates of their enemies.” (Genesis 22:17) (To Subscribe to the Elijah List subscribe here.)
Holly Watson
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