The gates of righteousness — enter in and give thanks - the mystery revealed in the Gospel: Jesus is the Gate. He is both the way in and the One waiting on the other side. Jesus entered Jerusalem riding on a donkey greeted by shouts of “Hosanna” The gates of salvation were opening, and many missed it. But the righteous, those who discerned the moment, welcomed the King. This moment foreshadowed the greater entry Jesus would make through the gates of heaven after His resurrection, carrying the victory of the cross and the promise of our access to the Father. The gate is open. Jesus didn’t just open it - He is it. Enter boldly. Enter with thanksgiving

"Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD. 

"This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it. 

"I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation." - Psalms 118:19-21 

These verses are far more than ancient lyrics - they are a spiritual invitation. 

The psalmist doesn’t just admire the gate - he pleads for it to open. 

“Open to me the gates of righteousness ...” 

This is the cry of a heart that longs for access to God, not by merit, but by mercy. 

In Hebrew thought, gates represent transition points -- thresholds between the common and the holy, the outside and the inner court, the temporal and the eternal. 

These are not man-made doors - they are divine entrances into the presence and promises of the LORD.

Verse 20 declares, “This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.” 

But who can enter? 

Psalm 24 asks, “Who may ascend the hill of the LORD?

"He who has clean hands and a pure heart.”

The truth is, none of us are righteous by our own strength. 

But here lies the mystery revealed in the Gospel: Yeshua (Jesus) is the Gate. 

He declared in John 10:9, “I am the gate; whoever enters through Me will be saved.” 

He is both the way in and the One waiting on the other side.

Prophetically, this passage also points to the moment Yeshua entered Jerusalem riding on a donkey (Matthew 21), greeted by shouts of “Hosanna!” 

The gates of the city - and of salvation - were opening, and many missed it. 

But the righteous, those who discerned the moment, welcomed the King. 

This moment foreshadowed the greater entry Yeshua would make through the gates of heaven after His resurrection, carrying the victory of the cross and the promise of our access to the Father.

Verse 21 brings the worshiper full circle: 

“I thank You that You have answered me and have become my salvation.” 

In Hebrew, “You have become my Yeshua.” 

The cry at the gate has been heard. 

The way has been made. 

And the only fitting response is worship. 

Not just thanks for what God has done - but for who He has become.

The gate is open.

Yeshua didn’t just open it - He is it. 

Don’t stand outside when the way has been made.

Don’t admire the threshold - walk through it. 

Enter boldly. 

Enter with thanksgiving. 

Enter clothed in His righteousness, not your own. 

The time for hesitation is over. 

The blood has been shed.

The veil has been torn. 

The call has been made. 

Step through the Gate of the LORD and declare with all your heart: 

“You have become my salvation!” 

Let your praise shake the courts of heaven. 

The door is open - go in!

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