I’ve been feeling this in my spirit for a little over a week now, “He’s a back door God”. Interestingly, as many have written that we are in a season and year of The Door in accordance with the New Year we are entering on the Hebrew calendar 5784 – even celebrating the first full day of Rosh Hashanah today, I was reminded again in the air literally ✈️ but also in the Spirit quickening my heart again, “He’s a back door God”.

When you enter through a “back door” it can symbolize bypassing red tape, not the typical ways of doing things ‘by the book’, humility, behind the scenes, something not expected, breaking barriers of time… to name a few examples. Honestly, the Lord has often worked this way in many areas of my life; my career, personal life, advancements in the spirit etc. It’s His favor and His will that gets you where you need to go, and He in turn receives the Glory. Often you may be prompted to first take a step of faith, and then stand on His Word that He is the God who makes a way when there is no way – persistent standing until breakthrough. Also divine appointments and angelic encounters are common during these cross-over seasons to help get you from one place to the next. There are countless examples of this in Scripture, and I’m convinced this is His favorite way, He loves a good story! When we are weak, He is strong for it is His very power that is made perfect in our weakness. Dying to self will yet trusting fully in Him, yielding to The Way. When we decrease He increases, and when we remain in Him, He causes exponential growth!

I want to encourage you to keep this in your mind and heart this coming year. He may have a different way, something you haven’t thought of, it may not be ‘glamorous’ but it will be glorious! What is more beautiful than Jesus? Who can compare? Fairest among ten thousand, He by far surpasses them all… Beautiful King in a manger He arrived and on a cross He died though none have defeated death and the grave! What Majesty, what Splendor… framing the skies, and giving us our Light, and more yet gives us eternal life. A humble King yet no less splendid who desires to personally know His image bearers. Where else would we find a more fascinating story than to see and allow the Creators Mouth and Hand guide our life?

He’s a joy man, holy man, and writer among writers. Let Him have His delight!
I am reminded of C.S. Lewis’s, “The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe”. So much to be discovered on the other side of a humble door… perhaps the very encounter with The Door Himself, where He leads you to the beginning of yet another transform and an opening to your ‘Narnia’! Perhaps He is moving beyond the ordinary (more obvious) to bring you to your extraordinary (riches hidden in Christ). 💫