Psalm 24: Lift up your heads, o ye gates (Bible Sermon)

Lift up your hearts o ye gates

Psalm 24

1. Lift up your heads, o ye gates is a popular psalm.
2. Many people have interpreted the gate in this psalm to be physical gates to doors of opportunities.
3. Another interpretation we can give this verse is that God wants the gate of our heart to be lifted up so that He can come in with His glory.
4. Do you want to experience the glory of God? Then lift up (open the door of) your heart to God.
5. Psalm 24 vs 4 listed four qualities any man that wants to experience the glory of God should possess.

• Your hands must be clean, which means you must run away from iniquities.
• Your heart must be pure; your thoughts and the motives behind your heart must be pure.
• Do not pursue vanity; be contented and do not pursue worldliness and focus on heaven.
• Do not be deceitful.

6. Psalm 24 vs 8 says if you have these qualities, God himself will come into your heart.
7. And when God comes into your heart four things will happen.

• He will come with his glory.
• He will come with his strength.
• He will come with his might.
• He will come to fight your battle for deliverance, healings, and salvation.

8. Psalm 24 vs 9 ended with a passionate plea, saying my sons and my daughters, open the gate of your heart.
9. Jesus Christ said in the Book of Revelation 3 vs 20, that he is standing by the door of your heart, waiting to enter.
10. I pray any power blocking the King of Glory from entering your heart shall be destroyed in Jesus’ name. Amen.