A prolonged life with peace and prosperity
“Keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity.” (Proverbs 3:1-2 NIV)
Who wouldn’t want the three things that are is promised here? All wonderful promises.
1. Prolonged life for many years!
2. Peace!
3. Prosperity!
And how do you receive these things?
You keep the commands of the Lord in your heart! That’s it! And further great news is found in the following passage about keeping commands! Jesus promises that the Holy Spirit will be inside you and will help you do it!
“If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.” (John 14:15-17 NIV)
Therefore…
“Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.” (John 14:21 ESV)
“And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it.” (2 John 1:6 ESV)
Quote:
“If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.” – Jesus Christ (John 14:3)