On Christmas Day my 15 year old son gave me a prophetic word with the gift he bought for me. In this prophetic word he said, “Mom, the coming year I find very special because, in the Hebrew calendar, this year is the year of the voice of the Doorkeeper. From what I read about it, it means that this new year new doors will open by the voice of God and old doors will be closed.” He went on to say some personal prophetic things to me, but what I found in this word from him a word for the body of Christ who have been waiting at the threshold as a doorkeeper.

Psalm 84:10 says, “Better is one day in your courts, than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked” (NIV). The word doorkeeper means, to wait at the threshold; to stand at; to guard the threshold. The threshold is a piece of wood or stone placed beneath a door; a door still; either end of an airport runway; the place of point of beginning; the outset. (The American Heritage Dictionary)

There have been many opportunities to leave the threshold, to abandon our post as a doorkeeper, but just like 500 started in the upper room in Acts 1-2 only 120 were there when the fire of God fell. My friends others who began with us standing at the threshold may have walked away to do other things, but for those who are still waiting at the threshold, who are still on the tarmac ready to take off, I believe what my son said, this is the year of the voice of the doorkeeper. New doors are going to open for us, old doors are going to close behind us, and we are going to launch.

Rewards are for those who diligently seek Him (Hebrews 13:8); promotions are for those who produce continually; not everyone is going to experience the same thing, but for the waiters at the threshold, it is time for the year of the open double doors. 5784 in Hebrew calendar and 2024 in Gregorian calendar. I see double doors opening for those who decided better was one day in His courts than a thousand elsewhere. Welcome to the year of the open doors.