6 “For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. 7 It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the Lord set his love on you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples, 8 but it is because the Lord loves you and is keeping the oath that he swore to your fathers, that the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. 9 Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments... (Deuteronomy 7)
In these words of reminder and promise to Israel, we get a glimpse into the heart of God. He chooses to set His love, and what He chooses to do, he continues to do. He is faithful and His love is steadfast. He chooses to love not because of how wonderful we are, but how wonderful He is. He keeps His promises; we are not so consistent. This history of love continues on through the pages of scripture and of history. We are caused to look back and say: "Behold, what manner of love!" But we also can look at today and know that God is the same. He still loves; He still does what is best for us at His expense. And, as Paul reminds us, as we look ahead, no one can separate us from His love. That's quite a history, including the pages yet to be written and lived out.
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