In Moses' speech, he reminded the
Israelites of several things. And one of the wonderful things he
reminded the Israelites of is that God chose them, not because they
were wonderful and an impressive nation, but simply because He
loved them. Listen to these beautiful couple of verses:
"You are a holy people, who
belong to the Lord your God. Of all the people on earth, the Lord
your God has chosen you to be His own special treasure. The Lord
did not choose you and lavish His love on you because you were
larger or greater than the other nations, for you were the smallest
of all the nations! It was simply because the Lord loves you, and
because He was keeping the oath He had sworn to your ancestors."
Deuteronomy 7:6-8
Isn't it a wonderful couple of
verses? God chose them because He loved them and not because they
were the most amazing people on earth set on following Him. In fact
they were wayward people set on disobeying Him, and yet He loved
them. He had to discipline them along the way, but just like a
loving Father disciplining His children out of love.
And when Jesus came, He chose
us, Christians, to be His people, forming part of His
body. Isn't it wonderful news? Listen to this:
"You didn't choose Me, I chose
you. I appointed you to go and produce fruit that will last, so
that the Father will give you whatever you ask for using My Name."
John 15:16
Jesus chose us. What an amazing
privilege, one that we should cherish. He chose us not because we
were good enough. He chose us not because we were the most
successful, the richest, the most dedicated, the most popular, no,
He chose us because He loved us and called us to be His holy people
just like the Father called Israel to be His. Peter states this
beautifully:
"You are a chosen people. You
are a kingdom of priests, God's holy nation, His very own
possession. This is so you can show others the goodness of God, for
He called you out of the darkness into His wonderful light." 1
Peter 2:9
We are God's holy nation, His very
own possession and His kingdom of priests. He believes in us and
chose us to be His own. He knows all the difficulties that we will
face on this earth, and yet He chose us, because He knew we will be
able to handle it. He chose us to be His representatives, He chose
us to be His light in this dark world. He radiates love and peace
and gives us hope in this world. No matter what, we can have peace
that He loves us and we can be enveloped in His loving arms when
everything gets too much for us.
And on the flipside, we must also
take our responsibility as His chosen ones seriously. We cannot
live like we want to and we cannot just say what pleases us. We
have a responsibility to present the best of God to the world. We
should portrait His loving characteristics to a fallen world and
draw them to Him. That is our main aim.
I wrote a couple of prophecies the
other day for individuals and when I was finished, I realised that
they all had one thing in common, at the end of the day, God wants
to use each one of them to reach others and to build one another up
in love. And I realised that at the end of the day all of our
destinies collide. We are all called to work towards a common goal
of building up God's Kingdom and of praising and loving Him. And
therefore we, as a chosen people, should stand up and be
counted.
Thank you Father that You have
chosen us. We live in absolute gratitude that You have extended
Your love towards us. Thank you for this privilege and also assist
us in presenting all that You are to a fallen world that so
desperately need You. Please help us in our mission. In Jesus'
Name. Amen