OBEDIENCE UNTO GOD

                OPENS UP

     THE HEAVENS FOR US!

                                            By Revelina Malinnag

                                              December 5, 2018

   OBEDIENCE UNTO GOD OPENS THE HEAVENS FOR US!

OBEDIENCE through PRAYERS sincerely from the bottom of our hearts would cause GOD THE FATHER in THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST of Nazareth to OPEN up the HEAVENS for us!

I'll give you two examples to understand what I'm talking about.

1.   Matthew 3: 13, 16-17
When JESUS obeyed HIS FATHER IN HEAVEN to get baptized by John the Baptist, without pride but with fully "OBEDIENCE and HUMILITY",   THE HEAVENS were opened IMMEDIATELY and THE SPIRIT OF GOD was descending like a Dove and alighting upon JESUS, then THE VOICE of THE FATHER from HEAVEN said,  " THIS IS MY BELOVED SON IN WHOM I AM WELL PLEASED". 

Matthew 3:13-17 MKJV

13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him.

14 But John restrained Him, saying, I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?

15 And answering Jesus said to him, Allow it now, for it is becoming to us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he allowed Him.

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16 And Jesus, when He had been baptized, went up immediately out of the water. And lo, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon Him.

17 And lo, a voice from Heaven, saying, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

#2 example:    Very recently, around the first of October 2018, I read a verse from the BIBLE, a very important for me that I should do, (however I thought that I was alright in that situation,   but then when I read that verse again, I was confused, for there are other verses that gives permission to do, so, as if I was in a situation that is causing me to sin!)  So I was so AFRAID of GOD!  I've been weeping every day;  I fasted every 1st day of the week, and prayed for one hour  every morning  from that day,  but  these are my PRAYERS for two weeks:
           

"LORD HEAVENLY FATHER GOD, IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, my LORD and SAVIOR,  I am asking YOU to forgive me if I am wrong to my understanding;  if I MISUNDERSTOOD YOUR MESSAGE and I did it INNOCENTLY,  I am still asking for YOUR FORGIVENESS. 

                                                                                   

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Now, I am WILLING to OBEY and I will do what YOU said LORD that even though it is VERY HARD for me (EMOTIONALLY) to do, I will do it for YOU. In the Name of JESUS CHRIST, amen.   I was weeping so deeply. 

I was praying from Monday to Friday Nov. 12 to 23, 2018 about the same subject.   It was yet in my heart that word I released to GOD, then I asked HIM to send a RAIN to let me know that HE heard me and to let me know IF > my DECISION was really in accordance to HIS WILL > on that day >Friday 11/23/18;   It was really a SUNNY and WARM day!  I said, I wait for YOUR RAIN LORD till 9:00 pm before I sleep, please!  

At 7:00 pm, the Rain from HEAVEN came down!
When it rained, “the more I cried" because I knew my decision to obey GOD in that > specific matter  would cause me to give up totally my heart. (Huhuhuh, weeping). Yes!  I had to fight until I killed my physical and emotional desires.  To giving up or surrendering my life unto HIM completely was really hard.

Then, Saturday came, 11/24/18 I started to do that OBEDIENCE in my heart > into 95% action because HE sent me already the RAIN of CONFIRMATION!  And I planned to complete that action on Monday, 11/26/18.

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On SUNDAY, November 25, 2018, I prayed to GOD with a different PRAYER!  
I prayed this:

Now LORD GOD, my HEAVENLY FATHER, in JESUS’ NAME,  YOU know that I was willing to obey YOUR WILL  as I thought,  (although,  at the very first time, before I entered in this position, I thought as I understood that YOU permitted me then  of this (because when I prayed long before and asked YOU GOD,  in that very same week,  YOU ANSWERED my PRAYER,  exactly as I have asked YOU),  so I knew, it was okay;  now that I reviewed the BIBLE,  it confused me,  however, I am  still willing to do it for YOU, to OBEY YOU GOD.  Since YOU said, “anyone who planned something, it's the same as you have done it already";  ....I have planned, decided and started already to do it in action very willingly to what I understand that it's YOUR WILL LORD;  therefore, I am also claiming  now YOUR PROMISE unto us as YOUR children, that, " whoever will OBEY YOU and DO things that YOU will be delighted, YOU will give our HEART's DESIRE".  I  TRUST in YOUR PROMISE LORD, and I ask YOU to do give me quickly as my reward for this obedience that I decided to do for YOU. I honor and respect YOUR WORD because I LOVE and CARE for YOU more than my heart and my life. In JESUS' MIGHTY NAME, amen.

                                                                                              

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As in Psalms 37: 3-5
3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on HIS faithfulness.

4 Delight yourself also in the Lord, And HE shall give you the DESIRES of your HEART. 
  5 Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in HIM, And He shall bring it to PASS.

After that, Prayer, on the same day, in November 24, 2018, I opened my computer and I found that I was scheduled to go for a ”Jury Duty"  on  the following day,  Monday,   (which was supposed to be the day, I have to COMPLETE my started action of OBEDIENCE  that I released  to GOD,  by putting up the 5% left to be  finished completely. ) My son new that it has to DONE on Monday!
I then told my son, on that day, Sunday that we will postpone on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, and he said, okay.

On Monday, while I was at the court for a Jury Duty, my son called me, telling that we can’t do Tuesday, coz the apartment will be visited by the Leasing Manager for an annual routine purposes. 

So, Monday was postponed into Tuesday, (1st time), then Tuesday was again postponed (2nd time); I then consulted to GOD about this matter!   
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From Monday,  November 26, 2018,  after my Jury Duty,  I went to the place where I should go, but the owner of the place  have troubled me, and told me,  "don't come here at all!"

"LORD JESUS, is this the ANSWER of my PRAYER now?  Are YOU giving me now my reward?  That when I was willing to obey YOUR WILL LORD, YOU also will give me my heart’s desire as I have asked YOU?  If so, then give me a very clear sign, please not to make a mistake.  In YOUR PRECIOUS NAME, amen."

On Tuesday, I went back to the place where I should go, but the OWNER of the place continued telling me that I really MUST NOT GO there if I can’t bear the troubles I may have from him.

Therefore, I went on my knees and THANK GOD!  HE gave me a very clear sign that I shouldn't go in that place anymore.  

GOD saw my obedience and reverence unto HIS WORD, so HE honored also my claiming of HIS promise, to give me my heart’s desire!

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When we want to obey GOD, even if HE said, we must leave our mother, sisters, brothers, children or spouses we have to actually give them up totally!

These are happening in my life, but I have to give up my love ones for JESUS!  And that’s why I wept so hardy!   But I trust HIM, that if I obey HIM and prove that I love JESUS more than anything on earth, HE will not leave me!
HE can test you too as HE tested me!

I have proven my LORD JESUS that I LOVE HIM more that anyone, even my OWN love ones!  GLORY TO GOD WHO IS ALWAYS FAITHFUL in HIS WORD!  Amen.