Opening the Gates of Heaven Perry Stone

notices? Are you willing to clean up the church after a service? Will you clean the bathrooms and sweep the sidewalk? Do you love God’s house? Do you love God’s people? Can you feel their needs and their hurts? God opens big doors when we are ready. If the big door has not opened, it may be because you are not as ready as you think! 2. God uses people to give into your bosom. We discussed earlier the spiritual principle that “men shall give into your bosom.” The Bible says that Jesus found favor both with God and with man! God has always used men to bless men. The source is the Lord, but the method He uses to channel these blessings is men. When a person is first called into the ministry, there are few churches that desire to use them. Since he or she has little ministry experience, ministers are hesitant to use a person whom they may not know. I used to say, “How can I get the experience if they never use me?” This is where total dependency upon God comes in. If I am called of God, then God will open the door, and He will speak to people to do it. Early in our ministry we began having revivals that continued for several weeks. Soon word spread, and pastors were calling and requesting that I come to their church and lead a revival. Not all the revivals were effective, but God moved upon men to give us a door of utterance for ministry. God can give you favor at work or

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