Worshipers Guard The Gate Of God’s Presence Proverbs 8:34

Proverbs 8:34

Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors. (NKJV)

Happy is the man who gives ear to me, watching at my doors day by day, keeping his place by the pillars of my house. (Bible in Basic English)

We have a responsibility to do three things in the gates of the Lord:

1.   Listen – We are those who listen with a prophetic attention to the voice of the Lord and to all His commands. Take note that this is not an ordinary listening. The Hebrew word, here means we are to listen intently so that we are able to proclaim what we have heard and gather others to his voice.

2.   Watch – This word means, “to be sleepless.” The Lord calls His worshipers to remain “sleepless” in their spirits so that they might always be on the lookout concerning His presence. We are watching with an expectation of Him showing up.

     3.   Wait – The concept of waiting in this verse is not passive in any way. It is talking about us guarding God’s presence in the same way that The Queen’s guard watch over her day and night. We are guarding His presence from all who would interrupt Him, or stop the flow of the Holy Spirit.

Worshipers – listen, watch and wait for the presence of God. We need Him in our churches.