Deuteronomy 30:1-20.

Deuteronomy 30.1-20
The Lord Will Bring You Back

Moses said to Israel:

"I have told you everything the Lord your God will do for you, and
I've also told you the curses he will put on you if you reject him. He
will scatter you in faraway countries, but when you realize that he is
punishing you, return to him with all your heart and soul and start
obeying the commands I have given to you today. Then he will stop
punishing you and treat you with kindness. He may have scattered you
to the farthest countries on earth, but he will bring you back to the
land that had belonged to your ancestors and make you even more
successful and powerful than they ever were.

You and your descendants are stubborn, but the Lord will make you
willing to obey him and love him with all your heart and soul, and you
will enjoy a long life.

Then the Lord your God will remove the curses from you and put them on
those enemies who hate and attack you.

You will again obey the laws and teachings of the Lord, and he will
bless you with many children, large herds and flocks, and abundant
crops. The Lord will be happy to do good things for you, just as he
did for your ancestors. But you must decide once and for all to
worship him with all your heart and soul and to obey everything in The
Book of God's Law.

Choose Life, Not Death

Moses said to Israel:

You know God's laws, and it isn't impossible to obey them. His
commands aren't in heaven, so you can't excuse yourselves by saying,
"How can we obey the Lord's commands? They are in heaven, and no one
can go up to get them, then bring them down and explain them to us."
And you can't say, "How can we obey the Lord's commands? They are
across the sea, and someone must go across, then bring them back and
explain them to us." No, these commands are nearby and you know them
by heart. All you have to do is obey!

Today I am giving you a choice. You can choose life and success or
death and disaster. - I am commanding you to be loyal to the Lord, to
live the way he has told you, and to obey his laws and teachings. You
are about to cross the Jordan River and take the land that he is
giving you. If you obey him, you will live and become successful and
powerful.

On the other hand, you might choose to disobey the Lord and reject
him. So I'm warning you that if you bow down and worship other gods,
you won't have long to live.

Right now I call the sky and the earth to be witnesses that I am
offering you this choice. Will you choose for the Lord to make you
prosperous and give you a long life? Or will he put you under a curse
and kill you? Choose life! Be completely faithful to the Lord your
God, love him, and do whatever he tells you. The Lord is the only one
who can give life, and he will let you live a long time in the land
that he promised to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."

God bless you.

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