Deuteronomy 30:11-20 - The Choice Of Life And Death
11 This commandment that I command you today is not too difficult for you. It is not out of reach. 12 It is not in heaven, that you should say: Who will go up to heaven for us to get it for us and make us hear it, that we may obey it? 13 This commandment is not on the other side of the sea. You do not have to ask: Who will cross the sea to get it for us so that we can hear it and obey it? 14 No, these words are very near you. They are in your mouth and in your heart so that you will obey them. 15 I set before you today life and good, death and evil. 16 I command you today to Love Jehovah your God, follow his directions, and obey his commandments, laws, and rules. Then you will live, your population will increase, and Jehovah your God will bless you in the land that you are about to enter and possess. 17 If your hearts turn away, and you do not listen, you might be tempted to bow down to other gods and worship them. 18 If you do, I tell you today that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live for a long time in the land that you are about to possess when you cross the Jordan River. 19 I call on heaven and earth as witnesses today that I have offered you life or death, blessings or curses. Choose life so that you and your descendants will live. 20 LOVE JEHOVAH YOUR GOD, OBEY HIM, AND BE LOYAL TO HIM. THIS WILL BE YOUR WAY OF LIFE. It will mean a long life for you in the land that Jehovah swore to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.