If you obey the voice of the LORD your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which are written in this Book of the Law, and if you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
“For this commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor isit far off. It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will ascend into heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it.
“For this commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor isit far off. It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will ascend into heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it.
“See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil, in that I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, that you may live and multiply; and the LORD your God will bless you in the land which you go to possess. But if your heart turns away so that you do not hear, and are drawn away, and worship other gods and serve them, I announce to you today that you shall surely perish; you shall not prolong yourdays in the land which you cross over the Jordan to go in and possess. I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; that you may love the LORD your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.”--Deuteronomy 30:10-20
The choice of life and death is set before each one of us. Each one of us knows that God's way is truly is the best way to live. We may not admit it outwardly and openly but deep within our hearts, we know. God has placed that knowledge there. Some of us spend our lives running from it. Why? Because we, as the bible says, love darkness more than light. We love our sin more than we love God. It is hard to understand how anyone can reject the love of God and His invitation to life, but they do.
In reading verses 11 to 14 of Deuteronomy Chapter 30, we see that really, we have no excuse. There is no place we can run from God. He is not way off in heaven or far across the sea...The Word of God, Jesus, is near us. Read what Romans 10 says about this passage from Deuteronomy.
For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of the law, “The man who does those things shall live by them.” But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down from above) or, “‘Who will descend into the abyss?’” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”(that is, the word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. For “whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.” --Romans 10:5-13
That's it. That is all you have to do. Confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead and you will be saved. People spend their lives avoiding this truth and upon death truly have no excuse. The choice was right there in front of them. The cure/the remedy for the consequence of their sin was within easy reach. (for the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life in His Son) But like the Israelites in the wilderness who refused to look at the serpent on the pole and live, they chose death.
Salvation is as close as confession. God is not a long way off. Turn back...He is there...very close...He is at the door. Choose life.
