Opening the Gates of Heaven Perry Stone

Billy Graham, in his early beginnings, preached a tent revival in Los Angeles, California. The owner of a large newspaper sent word to his writers to “PUFF GRAHAM.” The newspaper wrote an article that was favorable toward Graham’s revival and that eventually hit national news wires. Overnight Billy Graham was recognized as a powerful evangelist. Sometimes what looks bad is turned about for our good when the favor of God is upon us. Oral Roberts embarked upon his evangelistic fame in 1948 during a tent revival in Oklahoma. One night a man fired a shot from a gun at Roberts, missing him by inches. The local newspaper account of the incident eventually spread across the nation. Within twenty-four hours the nation knew of a young man who prayed for the sick and got results. The revival went for nine weeks, and the name Oral Roberts became known from coast to coast. The favor of God can turn a curse into a blessing! Favor can bring the right companion into your life. A great example of this is found in the story of Ruth. Ruth had a lot working against her. She was a widow and a stranger in the land of Israel, and her ethnic background was Moabite. The Jews did not take kindly to Moabites. In fact, a curse was placed upon them in Deuteronomy, up to the tenth generation. Yet Ruth choose to make the break from her past, enter into a covenant with the Hebrew God, and allow God to direct her path.