IF

Have you ever noticed that God's promises are conditional.  There is always an IF attached to them.  What's really cool is that God gives us a road map for our salvation as well as His favor.  Here are a couple of verses to illustrate the point.

Leviticus 26:3-4(NKJV)

3    ‘If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments, and perform them,

4    then I will give you rain in its season, the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.

Here is where God said to His chosen people that if they followed God and did things His way, life would be good.  So as you can see God's promises weren't without strings attached.  There was a cost.  In this case it was following all of the laws that God had put in place through Moses.

  

As Christians we have it much easier.  As I pointed out yesterday, the Apostle Paul says that we gentiles are not bound by the law.  We simply have to follow Christ. 

Galatians 6:9-10(NKJV)

9And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. 

10Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.

Here is another good verse.  Sometimes we can get a bit tired helping others.  What is the promise here?  That in the proper time we will reap.  What is the IF?  That we not lose heart.  Another way of saying that is that we need to keep our hope alive.  If we do than we will reap the reward.  Pretty cool!

Does our salvation come with an IF?  It sure does.  Do you know what it is?  The IF is that you have to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.  Why?  Because God said so.  His game, His rules.  Have you accepted Jesus into your life?  Why not do it right now?  Just say a simple prayer, something like this: "Dear Lord, I'm kinda new to this and I don't get it all yet but the one thing that I do know is that I want Jesus to now be the Lord of my life.  Thank you so much for Him.  Amen!"