God sent some amazing information across our path this week.
We just learned that sundown on Wednesday, September 4, 2014 marked the beginning of Rosh Hashanah or the Jewish New Year. We are now living in the Hebrew year of 5774 (2014), which symbolizes and means 'The Year of the Open Door!' or a more precise meaning would be 'to see and walk in humility out of the tent'.
As you guys know, on August 31, 2013, we ended a fast and consecration time with a promise from God that HE was going to open doors via the passage in Revelation 3: 8, “I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name."
We didn't know that four days later, the Hebrew New Year of the Open Door began. We did not realize how profoundly and accurately we were being led by the Lord. Following God is truly the most amazing experience in the world!
We can’t get into this in depth right now, but here are three things we have discovered so far.
First: What Father releases in any year does not expire at the close of the calendar year. Think of these as annual layers of revelations that are coming into your life. This year’s revelation is building upon what God released to you last year, the year before that, and the year before that. So when 2015 comes around, it doesn't mean the doors close.
It means God will reveal the next thing that HE is releasing upon you, even as doors continue to open in the following years.
Second: Here are some of the deeper meanings that can be found in the Hebrew letter/number that represent 74.
Ayin dalet means “74″ in Hebrew – ayin meaning 70 and dalet means 4. Ayin is a silent letter. (No translation of it in English). It sees, but does not speak; representing humility. The name ayin can also mean “eye” or “fountain”.
Dalet is the picture of a hanging tent door. The door (dalet) can also mean the movement of one coming from or going into a tent.
Just from these simple meanings alone, we can surmise that in order to step outside of the tent, one must bow to exit the low-hanging door. To come out of limitation and confinement, dalet will require us to humble ourselves.
So even though this is the year of the open door, it will require that we stop trying to speak forth so much stuff that we have learned and just humble ourselves and submit to God and His ways.
Third: The year of the open door is going to involve seeing Jesus who proclaimed that He is the door. In John 10:9 KJV, Jesus says, “I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.” Christ is our dalet.
This ‘Year of the Open Door’ is speaking of more than just a door of opportunity to fulfill our personal dreams. This is an open door to accomplish the will and purpose of God in our hearts and homes. We believe that this is to be a year in which we SEE (ayin) the DOOR (Jesus) in a fresh way.
As you know, we have asked the Lord for an open door to preach the mystery Christ. As more is revealed about Christ, the more we will understand about coming out of our tents.
Indeed this is to be the year of the Open Door for ministry in Hearts and Homes! We can hardly wait to share more with you this Sunday!
