Deuteronomy 30

Life or Death

Deuteronomy 30:1-3, “And when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before  you,  and you  call  them  to  mind  among  all  the  nations  where  the LORD your  God  has  driven you, and return to the LORD your God, you and your children, and obey His voice in all that I command you today, with all your heart and with all your soul, then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes and have mercy on you, and He will gather you again from all the peoples where the LORD your God has scattered you.”

God is gracious. We see the Prodigal Son in this passage.

Deuteronomy 30:6, “And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, so that you will love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.”

Tim Keller explains the circumcised heart as when what you ought to do and what you want to do are the same thing. Pleasure and duty become one. We see the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. God’s desires become the desires of our own hearts.

Deuteronomy 30:19-20, “I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing  and  curse.  Therefore  choose  life,  that  you  and  your  offspring  may  live, loving the LORD your God, obeying His voice and holding fast to Him, for He is your life and length of days, that you may dwell  in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”

We have the same choice to make today. We need to choose Jesus. Sin can look so inviting. It is only short-term pleasure at best. We make small decisions every day of life or death.

Am I living life to its fullest by being obedient to God?

Loving and obeying the LORD leads to life in the fullest.

Lord, please help me choose every day to love and obey You.