Covenant or Fire Insurance?


The Church has many songs about going to heaven, walking streets of gold, and seeing Jesus face to face.  And we know that we can find forgiveness and receive eternal life beyond the grave by trusting Jesus as our Savior.  But what else does God offer to us if we will keep His covenant and walk in daily obedience to Him?  
Leviticus 26:3-12 gives us some of God’s promises:  If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments so as to carry them out, then I shall give you rain so that the land will yield its produce.  I shall also grant peace in the land, so that you may lie down with no one making you tremble.  I will turn toward you and make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will confirm My covenant with you.  Moreover, I will make My dwelling among you, and My soul will not reject you.  I will also walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people. 
 In this passage it sure sounds like God is very interested in blessing how we live on this earth and not just making sure we are ready to leave it!  If you really love someone right now, you want to “walk with them and talk with them along life’s narrow way.”  What kind of love relationship would you have with someone if you only anticipate a wonderful promised date out there in the future while missing the daily, weekly and monthly dates scheduled throughout each year?   Come on Church, let’s walk in His statutes and keep His commandments now while we can!  Then we will experience what it means for Him to be our God and for us to be His people.

 

 

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