Psalm 107:16 NKJV
For He has broken the gates of bronze, And cut the bars of iron in two.
Isaiah 45:2 NKJV'
I will go before you And make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron.
Matthew 1618 KJV
And I say also to you, That you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
There are situations, oppositions which we face that seem to be locked tightly against us, against the Kingdom of God.
It's enough to deflate and defeat us and make us give up the fight, lay down our spiritual weapons and watch a movie!
But don't let the evil one deceive you, those heavy iron gates and bars of iron cannot keep the Lord out.
He's a "Gate-crasher" of the highest order!
In both Old and New Testaments we see the Lord breaking down impossible barriers as if they were made of balsa wood.
Keep praying and pushing on those "gates" blocking the progress of the Gospel and they WILL burst open, we have Jesus' solemn promise.
"Ask, seek, knock" was and is Jesus' admonition - don't give in or give up - the breakthrough is coming.
Suddenly those bars of iron will burst, those gates will spring open if we don't give up.
Every single time we pray "Your Kingdom come, Your Will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven" we are advancing against those "gates of hell".
Recently a Christian won a victory for freedom to express her beliefs without fear of losing her job. It took time and persistence - but, finally the Court of Appeal found in her favour - another "bursting through those hellish barriers!
Be encouraged - we are on the winning side - Jesus has beaten death and hell.
Keep using the "battering ram" of His Eternal Victory in prayer.
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