Deuteronomy 30:11-14 – It is not difficult to follow God

In the book of Deuteronomy, God had made clear the expectations He wanted from His people. The blessings were theirs when they obeyed His instructions and commandments. But the experience of curses would equally be sure when they disobeyed His instructions. The curses, however, were only there to deter them from walking in disobedience. In other words, God had made the blessings attainable through obedience. There was nothing difficult about it. All it required of them was their obedience.

The question to ask is what makes following and obeying God easy? Here in Deuteronomy 30:11-14, Moses shared a few thoughts on how easy it is to follow God. Firstly, he said it was because the instructions and commandments of God were not vague or mysterious. God did not speak in a cryptic language that needed to be unraveled. Everything He said was plain, reasonable, logical, and comprehensible. Secondly, Moses made it clear that the instructions of God were easily accessible. They were not too high that one needed to go to heaven to attain it. Nor was it too far flung from them that they needed to travel and cross the sea to attain them. They were near and within the reach of everyone. Thirdly, God’s instructions were doable and practical. They were both communicable in the mouth and comprehensible in the heart. He assured them that they could do it.

God had revealed His will and what was required was for them to love and obey Him. In these verses, we sense the call of God to love Him. And loving God must be translated into obedience and a faithful walk with Him. We cannot run away from the fact that obedience is love in action!