Obedience will open the gates of Heaven

What must happen before we take God seriously? It is clear that our attitude towards God must change as we need to display obedience to His words. We do things based on our feelings and our own interpretation; we lean on our own understanding when the word of God clearly instructs us otherwise. We develop an attitude where we think we know more about ourselves than the Creator Himself. We keep fooling ourselves.

For some, it is their bank account that precludes them from obeying God; for others, it is their acquisition of terminal degrees thinking that they are too smart to obey God.  We balance the word of God in our mind and apply or reject according to our understanding. Folks, we need to know that if we want to soar, we must be obedient to God. His word has to direct our steps.

There are so many stories in the bible about obedience and reward. Luke 5 details the display of obedience and the great catch of fish. The bible tells us that Jesus was obedient to the father to the point of death. When we are obedient, God blesses us. John 13:17 tells us  that “If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them”. Wow, God wants to bless us; He wants to overflow our cups.

Let us open our hearts and follow Him. We do not have anything to lose, we have everything to gain. I am telling you that the gates of Heaven will open to shower us with blessings when we simply OBEY. Let us take God at His words, He never lies. I was just saying.