12. It isn't up in heaven. So you don't have to ask, "Who will go up into heaven to get it? Who will announce it to us so we can obey it?"
13. And it isn't beyond the ocean. So you don't have to ask, "Who will go across the ocean to get it? Who will announce it to us so we can obey it?"
14. No, the message isn't far away at all. In fact, it's really near you. It's in your mouth and in your heart so that you can obey it.
15. Today I'm giving you a choice. You can have life and success. Or you can have death and harm.
16. I'm commanding you today to love the Lord your God. I'm commanding you to live exactly as he wants you to live. You must obey his commands, rules and laws. Then you will live. Your numbers will increase. The Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to take as your own.