Contemplative Bible Reading

Deuteronomy 30:19-20 (New Living Translation)

19 “Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! 20 You can make this choice by loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and committing yourself firmly to him. This is the key to your life. And if you love and obey the Lord, you will live long in the land the Lord swore to give your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

This is one of those things that is pretty simple, yet … well we don’t seem to be able to do it everyday.

The key to life:

• love God
• obey God
• commit to God

Yes, pretty simple. Yes, we seem to mess it up too often. God, help me in my unbelief.