3 If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them;
4 Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
Leviticus 26:3-4 KJV
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There’s one true guarantee of your success:
Salvation comes when you accept God’s Son.
No other way will free you from this mess
Resulting from the sin we all have spun.
Obey the Lord in every way you can;
The scriptures and the Spirit show the way.
Be sure that He will bless you in His plan;
You’ll get just what you need from day to day.
Your tears may fall like rain in seasoned strife,
But they increase the yield of later joy.
By following the Savior in this life
The seeds of love bring fruit you will enjoy.
If you will walk the way of God’s commands,
The crops you plant today will soon be grand.
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Thank you for this encouragement, Jay!
Matthew 5:45 (MSG)
This is what God does. He gives his best—the sun to warm and the rain to nourish—to everyone, regardless: the good and bad, the nice and nasty. If all you do is love the lovable, do you expect a bonus? Anybody can do that. If you simply say hello to those who greet you, do you expect a medal? Any run-of-the-mill sinner does that.