What then does God require? If we cannot be profitable, what are God’s expectations for us?
"And behold, all that he requires of you is to keep his commandment; and he has promised you that if ye would keep his commandments ye should prosper in the land; and he never doth vary from that which he hath said; therefore, if ye do keep his commandments he doth immediately bless you and prosper you.” - Mosiah 2:22
Our keeping God’s commandments in no pays him back for his blessings upon us, keeping the commandments is just one more way in which God blesses us, for his commandments hold within blessings which God is willing to grant, but are made conditional upon our seeking them. Like an Easter egg hunt the collection of eggs are commandments kept but the candy was always inside waiting for us.