¹³ “If you carefully obey the commands I am giving you today, and if you love the Lord your God and serve him with all your heart and soul,

A Call to Love and Obedience

¹² “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you? He requires only that you fear the Lord your God, and live in a way that pleases him, and love him and serve him with all your heart and soul.

¹⁷ You must diligently obey the commands of the Lord your God—all the laws and decrees he has given you.

²⁹ But from there you will search again for the Lord your God. And if you search for him with all your heart and soul, you will find him.

The Blessings of Obedience

⁸ “Therefore, be careful to obey every command I am giving you today, so you may have strength to go in and take over the land you are about to enter.

⁵ And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. ⁶ And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today.

²² “Be careful to obey all these commands I am giving you. Show love to the Lord your God by walking in his ways and holding tightly to him.