Opening the Gates of Heaven Perry Stone

9:21). Afterward she “felt in her body that she was healed” (Mark 5:29). Even Christ is “touched with the feeling of our infirmities” (Heb. 4:15, KJV ). Paul wrote of the sense of smell in Philippians 4:18, speaking of an offering as “sweet-smelling.” Thus our financial giving is viewed as a “sacrifice” in the New Testament. Just as the burning offering on the altar at the temple gave a sweet fragrance to the worshipers, our giving is a sweet fragrance to the Lord Himself. The human sense of smell can actually save your life. If you smell a gas leak in your house, you know there is danger. The sense of smell can figuratively be the spiritual ability of discerning danger or spiritual truths. These five senses are often called “gates” to the soul and spirit. The senses must be exercised or trained in the fields of spiritual discernment and spiritual application. For example, tasting is connected to the tongue. The human tongue is divided into sections, with one section more sensitive to something sweet and another part sensitive to something sour. Even hot sauces are more intense on certain areas of the tongue. The tongue is also called “an unruly evil” (James 3:8) because it has caused strife, contentions, wars, and divisions when individuals speak hateful or negative words. The Holy Spirit, however, enters the human spirit and endues us with power from on high (Luke 24:49). Upon His entrance, the Holy Spirit imparts a special prayer language through which He takes rule over the unruly tongue, providing a new effective way to worship and pray “in the Spirit” (1