Article April 4, 1988 Issue

We can choose life

We don't have to settle for meaningless living. There's literally more to life than meets the eye.

Mary Elizabeth G. Baker

As Moses was taking leave of his people, his task of leading them to the Promised Land completed, he eloquently reminded them of all the blessings God had bestowed on them during their long journey. The greatest of these blessings was the revelation of the oneness of God.

"Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord," Moses declared. He continued by reminding them of their duty to this one ever-present God: "And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might."^{Deut. 6:4, 5.} As Deuteronomy relates, abundant blessing would follow dutiful obedience to this command; disaster and death would result from disobedience.

How vividly the Israelites' wilderness experiences had illustrated this fact! Solemnly Moses declared, "I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: that thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days."^{Deut. 30:19, 20.}

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