“The Lord set his affection on you and chose you … because the Lord loved you and kept the oath he swore to your ancestors that he brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the land of slavery… The Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.” Deut. 7:7-9
Abba, Father, first of all, thank you for setting your affection on us. What a stunning description of our salvation. We’re not in a relationship of “he loves me, he loves me not” uncertainty. You love us as much as you love Jesus all the time. We can’t increase or diminish your love for us—as hard as that is to believe.
That doesn’t make you passive and indifferent; it means you’re generous and grace-full. You sent Jesus to do for us what we could never do for ourselves. He perfectly kept your law and he exhausted all judgment on the cross. Hallelujah, everything Jesus did, he did for us. Jesus is our Exodus from death and sin, not just from Egypt and human slavery.
And now, Father—because we live in your permanent favor, unwavering affection, and constant delight, we want to honor you in all things. May our heart meditation, our use of words, our obedience to your Word be a declaration of our gratitude and worship. Life in Christ is a gazillion times better than life in anything else. So Very Amen.
