Deuteronomy 30:20 "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"
The key to life is loving God and fruit of love is obedience. Without obedience there is no love. When a husband and wife obey their wedding vows, their obedience is the fruit of their love. When they disobey their wedding vows, it shows a lack of love. Love is the fuel that produces obedience in our lives.
Obedience birthed out of love brings joy and increases intimacy. Obedience birthed out of fear brings resentment and causes division. That is why God said, the key to life is loving God. If you love God you will obey him and it will produce joy and deepen the intimacy of your relationship with God. If you obey God because you fear him, you will resent God and every act of obedience will drive a wedge between you and The Lord.
According to Proverbs 8:13 the fear of The Lord causes you to hate what God hates and according to John 14:15 the love of God causes you to obey God. We run from sin because we fear God and we obey God because we love him. This is the key to life.
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