Longer Life

Do you seek a longer life? Have you hoped that you live a long and prosperous life? Do you aspire to live well into your nineties or perhaps one-hundred or more? What are you doing to help you live that long?

We often honor those who live long lives. People in the nineties or more than one-hundred years old become objects of respect. We even ask how they were able to live so long. The answers vary person-to-person.

Just as God promised Solomon that he would extend his lifetime, God will extend ours. The caveat was that Solomon was to keep God’s commandments and follow his guidance. The same is true for us today. How can I promise you this?

Let’s think about God’s conditional promise for a minute. When we follow God’s commands and his guidance, we are living a life that is pleasing to him. Not only that, but God’s commands and guidance are for our own good. By following them, we do not tear down our bodies by doing bad things to them. Following God’s commands and guidance nourishes our bodies with good things.

Therefore, if we follow God’s commands and guidance, we are working along with God to extend our lives. Notice, God does not promise how long our life will be. He simply says it will be longer than if we do not follow his commands and guidance.

I pray we all seek to work with God. I pray we follow his commands and guidance. I pray we trust that our lives will be extended by following God’s commands and guidance. Remember God’s promises. Follow God’s commands. Follow God’s guidance. Live a longer life by obeying God.

1 Kings 3:14 “If you will walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your life.”