“The LORD is your life and length of days.” (Deut 30:20) When we truly believe and hold fast to these words, it brings us eternal blessings and joy. But if we turn away from His Word to go chasing after fulfillment in other places it only leads to misery. The psalmist describes the righteous like a well-watered tree that bears fruit for the benefit of others (Ps 1). Paul shows a Christ-like advocacy for the runaway slave Onesimus. And Jesus reminds us that a Christian must be willing to renounce all that he has out of faithfulness to the LORD (Lk 14).