Psalms 118:19 KJV
Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD:
There is some question about whether the gates of righteousness are speaking about the actual gates of the Temple or figurative of heavenly things. I take them to be figurative and I take this to be something that ought to be a regular plea for the child of God. There are three stages of righteousness I think I see:
God, You have already opened to me the gates of righteousness through salvation.
(At least this is true for me. Thank the Lord that His Holy Spirit opened my eyes and brought me to trust Christ alone for the salvation of my soul. Some will need to ask the Lord to open to them the gates of righteousness through Jesus Christ and save them from their sins.)
Lord, open to me the gates of righteous living.
Make me holy. Lord, enable me to live in such a way that I may please You.
Father, open to me the gates of heaven.Thy kingdom come and even so come quickly. I have had enough of the sin of this world. These temporal trappings are becoming too weighty for me. I long for the day when I shall shed these earthly garments and step through the gates into glory.
Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD:
There is some question about whether the gates of righteousness are speaking about the actual gates of the Temple or figurative of heavenly things. I take them to be figurative and I take this to be something that ought to be a regular plea for the child of God. There are three stages of righteousness I think I see:
God, You have already opened to me the gates of righteousness through salvation.
(At least this is true for me. Thank the Lord that His Holy Spirit opened my eyes and brought me to trust Christ alone for the salvation of my soul. Some will need to ask the Lord to open to them the gates of righteousness through Jesus Christ and save them from their sins.)
Lord, open to me the gates of righteous living.
Make me holy. Lord, enable me to live in such a way that I may please You.
Father, open to me the gates of heaven.Thy kingdom come and even so come quickly. I have had enough of the sin of this world. These temporal trappings are becoming too weighty for me. I long for the day when I shall shed these earthly garments and step through the gates into glory.
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