"For you are a holy people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth." Deuteronomy 7:6
I'm meditating on Deuteronomy 7 today. The first 11 verses where the Israelites are being told who they should not make covenant with.....nations that could destroy them, spiritually. And God tells them WHY.
Our God is so great, isn't He? He doesn't just TELL his chosen people He loves them like treasure.........
He tells us WHY!!
and it's a "just because" thing!!
in going through my mother's stuff, I was reminded that to my daughters...and to me, in some ways, some of her things are like treasure.............
............the old wooden jewelry box for my 14 year old..........
.....................the old pearls for my 19 year old............
................the very old watch...........and engagement ring...............
..........photos, books, cards, trinkets..................
............treasures to those we hold dear.............
How much more are we treasure to our Creator??
verse 7 goes on to say that "the Lord did not set His love on your nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the least of all people; but because the Lord loves you............"
He love us!! Just because...........!!!
and His whole purpose is to love us.....with an intense love.....because He views us as treasure. No matter what we've done, said, accomplished, didn't accomplish. No matter what race, creed, religion, denomination, ethnicity, social-economic standing, country, education.............NO MATTER WHAT!
Just because.
Do you have a difficult time seeing your self as "treasure"?
The Word of God is Truth..... Grasp it for your self today.
He wants to lead us to a deeper place where we can know Him.....
.........enjoy Him.........
...........live the abundant life............
..........................and know and enjoy His faithfulness to us..............
...........know His commitment to us.............
We are His chosen.........We are His forever!!
His treasure!
Just because............
3 comments:
"How much more are we treasure?" Love that, Faith.
And I simply loved Memories in Shadows, too... Have good day, my friend.
Thank you Laura! I've enjoyed your recent posts as well!!
I'm sure if we could just really grasp this it would totally change us.
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