Those Pesky Conditions

Proverbs 2:1 (KJV) My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;

Proverbs 2:5 (KJV) Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

The Bible is full of promises.  It has a lot of predictions.  We can bask in the blessings that are given.  What we don’t like is the fact that so many of these things are conditional.  I would say all or conditional, but I have not gone through the entire Bible, checking it out.  Notice here when you start in verse one it has the magic word “If”.  Then it gives a number of requirements and comes to verse five where it says, “Then”.

We like the promises.  We tend to ignore the conditions.  We can live this year in a time of knowing God, but keep in mind that that starts with the Biblical concept of fearing God.  Those conditions keep getting in the way.

So?  The promises are there.  God wants to bless us and give us a sense of inner peace and security.  What He expects from us to listen to what He has to say and consider it carefully.  Happy new year.  Make it a blessed new year.