GOD PROMISES GRACE AND EVERY BLESSING. [Rom. 2:10+]

1. _To Whom?_ TO ALL WHO KEEP THESE COMMANDMENTS. It is true, all men
are sinners, and no one keeps these commandments perfectly. [Rom. 3:23+]
But the godly try earnestly to keep them, [I Cor. 9:27] and are truly
sorry for every failure to do so. [Rom. 7:24] To them, therefore, God
promises grace and every blessing.

2. _Why?_ God will bless them, not because they have earned a reward,
but because He is merciful and gracious. [Ps. 103:11+, Joel 2:13] We
cannot earn anything from God but punishment. His blessing is bestowed
upon us solely as a gift of grace.

3. _How?_

_In this World_ God blesses the godly with: Peace of Heart; [John 14:27]
His Favor and Guidance; [Ps. 34:15+] True Success in Life; [Rom. 8:28]
and a Blessed Hope of Salvation. [Rev. 2:10+]

Children and remote descendants share in the blessing of godly
ancestors.

_In the Next World_ God will grant them: Entrance into Heaven for
Christ's Sake; [Matt. 25:34] and Eternal Glory and Blessedness. [John
14:2-3, Rev. 3:21]

A WARNING. An impenitent life will bring upon us God's punishment in
time and eternity. WE SHOULD THEREFORE DREAD HIS DISPLEASURE, AND NOT
ACT CONTRARILY TO THESE COMMANDMENTS.