Fri.'s Devo - The Gatekeepers

Read 1 Chron. 26:1-3 (This one might take a while)
The gatekeepers were the one's who opened and closed the gates. Spiritually those are the discerners of spirits, the one's who can spiritually discern whether a spirit is from God or from Satan. Our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit and our gatekeeper is our conscience and our spirit. Our conscience tells us if it is right or wrong and our spirit tells us if it is holy or unholy.
The first division is the Korhites. Korhites means "ice" which speaks of a hard saying. The truth is sometimes a hard saying. So this group had to tell it like it is even it it was not going to be accepted or it was going to point out sin. Meshelemiah's name means "to be safe in mind, body, or estate". That about sums up the job of the gatekeeper. His first son's name means "to mark so as to be recognized". They are to be able to point out and teach the people what is of God and what is not. The 2nd son's name means "know God's strength by seeing". They are to see spiritually and know by experience that no demon can stand up to the power of God. The 3rd son's name means "to endure because God has given". They are to endure the fight because God has given them authority over evil spirits. The 4th son's name means "endure" again. This is a reminder not to give up in fighting against evil because the devil is relentless but God is able. The 5th son's name means "god has favored; he has bent in kindness to an inferior". God has favored us and bent in kindness to come down in the form of Jesus and has given us the keys to binding and loosening the devil. The 6th son means "an eye". These gatekeepers have eyes that see into the spiritual realm which is how they know when to shut the door and when to open it. The 7th son's name means "towards God are my eyes". He knows to keep his eyes on the Lord instead of the power that he has over the enemy. Remember how the disciples came back to Jesus and were amazed that they had authority over demons and the demons obeyed them? Jesus's reply was: don't marvel that the demons are subject to you. Marvel that your name's are written in the book of life. He drew them back to the Lord as their focus.
Lord, place gatekeepers in our churches who are accepted and honored for their gift. Give them eyes to see and courage to fight. And may our personal gatekeepers speak loudly and may we heed their warnings. Thank you God, for your loving protection.