Solomon’s
Porch
“The
apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet together
in Solomon’s Colonnade.” Acts 5:24
We see that this place, Solomon’s Porch, was a place of Old Covenant
weeping and mourning, according to Joel.
It was also a place of New Covenant miracles. We have this spiritual Solomon’s Porch – a
place of access and entrance where we can gather together in unity and as we
pray, we intercede, we weep between that porch and altar, we find it is the
place of the miraculous. In that
spiritual space we come – we go up to the House of the Lord, we enter in, we
have illumination of Truth by the Spirit, and we offer our spiritual sacrifices
to the Lord. He calls us at times to
weep, for “there is a time to weep and a
time to laugh,” according to Eccl. 3:4.
As we come forth with the tears of sorrow from God’s broken heart and
offer them to Him, He responds. He
responds powerfully. He responds
lovingly. He responds miraculously. He breaks chains that bind. He takes our tears and uses them to overcome
strongholds that hinder us, hinder our loved ones, and hinder our
communities.
Who will come and weep? Who will
sow tears of sorrow to reap morning joy?
Who will present the lost to the Lord?
Who will come forward with the brokenhearted and present them to
God? Who will cry for the lives taken at
horrific events? Who will travail in
tears for this community, for this country?
Who will come to the place of the miraculous and present the prisoner
for freedom, the afflicted for healing, the oppressed for freedom?
When we meet in unity and agreement at this spiritual
Solomon’s Porch, sign and wonders can occur.
When we spend ourselves in prayer and we weep, Jesus lovingly
responds. He goes where we cannot go and
does what we cannot do. He shows Himself
for who he is and we stand in awe.
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