Some of the choices we make in life have long-term consequences. If we choose one way, we’ll be miserable. If we choose another way, we’ll enjoy a blessed life; we will flourish. And normally speaking, the basis of life or death, blessings or curses, is obedience to God. Gal 6:7-8.

In Deut 30, Moses is finishing up his long set of sermons to the Israelites. He puts the choice in front of Israel in very stark terms—(.19) life and death, blessing and cursing. They can enjoy life in the PL, or they can experience cursing and death. It’s up to them; which would they rather have? He encourages them to “choose life, that both you and your descendants may live.”

Many of our decisions amount to life and death, blessings and cursings. If we want to enjoy life and avoid God’s displeasure—if we want blessings and life rather than curses and death—we must love the Lord our God, obey his voice, and cling to him. This text should encourage us to remain faithful to the Lord.