PROMISE 63 – CHOSEN BY GOD

PROMISE 63 – CHOSEN BY GOD

Out of heaven He let you hear His voice, that He might instruct you; on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His words out of the midst of the fire.  And because He loved your father, therefore He chose their descendants after them; and He brought you out of Egypt with His Presence, with His mighty power. –Deuteronomy 4:36-37

According to this passage, one of God’s primary motivations for choosing to favor the nation of Israel was simply His love for their forefathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  In Deuteronomy 7:7-8, He added that He chose Israel because of the “oath which He swore” to the patriarchs—not because the Israelites were a great nation.  Quite the contrary, they were the “least of all people.”

God’s personality has not changed.  True Christians are deeply loved of God, just as the patriarchs were.  Therefore it is believable that He will treat their offspring in a similar way, acknowledging them as His “special treasure” (v.6. Of course, in the new covenant God has opened His heart and His arms to the entire human race and not just one particular nation or people group.  However, the offspring of the righteous are still very important to Him.

PRAYER DECLARATION

Lord God, I love You will all of my heart.  I am convinced thatYou also love me with an everlasting love, and nothing can separate me from Your love.  You have surrounded my family with wonderful promises.  Because of the bond of love betweenYou and me, I believe You will choose my child as Your special treasure—leading, instructing, blessing, and helping Joshua andMikayla in numerous ways that they might fulfill Your purposes for time and eternity.  In the name of Jesus, amen (let it be so)!