Deuteronomy 4:40 Keep His decrees and commands, which I am giving you today, so that it may go well with you and your children after you and that you may live long in the land the Lord your God gives you for all time. (Moses encourages God's people to obey the Lord and to keep His commandments because we receive great benefits from our unbroken relationship with Him. The Lord promises us great rewards, rewards not based on our performance and works, but which will affect our performance and behaviors. His promises are based on His desire to encourage us, to reassure us that, when we do follow His ways, we benefit. We benefit from the favor that the Lord grants, a favor that gives us a long and prosperous and healthy life centered in the Promised Land of His presence. Even our descendants benefit from our obedience. Even our inheritance is affected by our obedience, an inheritance that the Lord promises us for all time, an inheritance of salvation, of victory, of prosperity, of healing, of hope, of freedom from fear, of productivity, of fulfillment, of wisdom, and of all that we need.)
