A COUPLE OF BIG "IF'S"

PSALM 37:21-40(CEV)

"An evil person borrows and never pays back; a good person is generous and never stops giving.

Everyone the LORD blesses will receive the land; everyone the LORD curses will be destroyed.

If you do what the LORD wants, He will make certain each step you take is sure. The LORD will hold your hand, and if you stumble, you still won't fall.

As long as I can remember, good people have never been left helpless, and their children have never gone begging for food. They gladly give and lend, and their children turn out good.

If you stop sinning and start doing right, you will keep living and be secure forever.

The LORD loves justice, and he won't ever desert his faithful people. He always protects them, but destroys the children of the wicked. God's people will own the land and live here forever.

Words of wisdom come when good people speak for justice. They remember God's teachings, and they never take a wrong step.
The wicked try to trap and kill good people, but the LORD is on their side, and he will defend them when they are on trial.

Trust the LORD and follow him. He will give you the land, and you will see the wicked destroyed. I have seen brutal people abuse others and grow strong like trees in rich soil. Suddenly they disappeared! I looked, but they were gone and no longer there.

Think of the bright future waiting for all the families of honest and innocent and peace-loving people. But not a trace will be left of the wicked or their families. The LORD protects his people, and they can come to him in times of trouble. The LORD helps them and saves them from the wicked because they run to Him."