THE OLD GATE

THE OLD GATE

📖 Nehemiah 3:6 Moreover Jehoiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired the Old Gate; they laid its beams and hung its doors, with its bolts and bars.📖

Reason behind the name:

Studies show that "The Old gate" was probably located at the northwest corner of the city. It is also known as the Mishneh gate. In Nehemiah’s day, the northwest section of the city was the mishneh or new quarter; and this gate led into it. What a paradox: the old gate leads into the new quarter!

👣Thus says the Lord: Stand in the ways and see, And ask for the old paths, where the good way is, And walk in it; Then you will find rest for your souls.

Jeremiah 6:16👣

People are always looking for something new, when what is needed is the old ways that work. The illustration of walking is used in the Old and New Testaments to describe godly living.

What are the old paths?

✨Faith in God

✨Obedience to His Word

God has always asked men to walk by faith in Him. We read that Enoch and Noah walked with God. God was pleased with them because of their lifestyle, their walk of faith.

✨ For we walk by faith, not by sight.

2 Corinthians 5:7✨

We are called to go through the Old Gate. The Old Gate refers to the old paths. Today, I would like all of you to take a trip down memory lane and think of the old paths that we had taken. When we were saved, we had this fire burning inside of us! We had so much of zeal for the Lord. As days went by, the zeal has reduced.

❤Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.

நீ ஆதியில் கொண்டிருந்த அன்பை விட்டாய் என்று உன்பேரில் எனக்குக் குறை உண்டு.

Revelation 2:4❤

Can you think of all the things you did in the beginning?

I used to read the Bible on my knees. The verses used to come to life and I could not stop reading the Bible.

Today, let us stop and go back in time. May we love God the way we loved Him in the beginning! Even more! But certainly not less! Come, let us go through the Old Gate!

Application

Have you entered in through the old gate?

Are you walking in the old paths? Are you obeying the timeless truths of God's Word?

Are faith and obedience hallmarks of your life?

Are you struggling through life or do you have rest in your soul?