How to obtain a blessing from God

Today's scripture mastery tells us how we can obtain the blessings from God that we desire.  Doctrine and Covenants 130:20-21 is the scripture mastery for today:

 20 There is a law, irrevocably decreed in heaven before the foundations of this world, upon which all blessings are predicated—

 21 And when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon which it is predicated.

I don't have a lot to say about this one, as it is a very simple statement.  If you want the blessings from God--keep his commandments.  It is that simple.  Each commandment has a different blessing promised to go along with it.  For example, read through the 10 commandments given to Moses, and you will note that many of them have the blessings specified right along with the commandment.  For example, he says this as part of the 10 commandments:

6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

or this:

  12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

You want mercy from the Lord?  Love Him, and keep his commandments.  You want to live longer?  Honor your parents.

You want "Health in your navel and marrow in your bones" (i.e. good health)?  Keep the word of widsom.

You want more blessings than you have room to receive?  Pay your tithing.

The vast majority of the commandments that God has given us have specific blessings that have been promised to us if we keep them.  And those that we don't know the specific reason for(there are those as well. . .)  I believe that verse 6 that I quoted above from Exodus 20 applies to those.  If we keep those as well, He will show us mercy.  Who doesn't need mercy?  I know that I sure need it!

Keep the commandments of God, and be blessed!  Don't believe it?  Try it, and see.  God ALWAYS keeps his promises.   You can always count on the Lord keeping His word.