You Are God's Choice

Covenant with God

Called into Covenant with God

God's Covenant with Israel
Deuteronomy 10:12-22 The Message (MSG)
12-13 So now Israel, what do you think God expects from you? Just this: Live in his presence in holy reverence, follow the road he sets out for you, love him, serve God, your God, with everything you have in you, obey the commandments and regulations of God that I’m commanding you today—live a good life.
14-18 Look around you: Everything you see is God’s—the heavens above and beyond, the Earth, and everything on it. But it was your ancestors who God fell in love with; he picked their children—that’s you!—out of all the other peoples. That’s where we are right now. So cut away the thick calluses from your heart and stop being so willfully hardheaded. God, your God, is the God of all gods, he’s the Master of all masters, a God immense and powerful and awesome. He doesn’t play favorites, takes no bribes, makes sure orphans and widows are treated fairly, takes loving care of foreigners by seeing that they get food and clothing.
19-21 You must treat foreigners with the same loving care—
        remember, you were once foreigners in Egypt.
    Reverently respect God, your God, serve him, hold tight to him,
        back up your promises with the authority of his name.
    He’s your praise! He’s your God!
    He did all these tremendous, these staggering things
        that you saw with your own eyes.
22 When your ancestors entered Egypt, they numbered a mere seventy souls. And now look at you—you look more like the stars in the night skies in number. And your God did it.

For Reflection Pray

God expects no more or less from you than God expected from Israel; to walk in God's ways and to serve God in response to God's boundless love. God is the householder of all things in the universe and God has singled you out and make you a member of God's household, an heir to God's estate.

When you feel as though God has forgotten you and you begin to drift into Godless ways, remember who you are and return, like the prodigal son, without judgement, into the loving arms of the Householder. Love God because God first loved you.

Remember, also, your God story and be humbled by it.

Pray

Pray that you will love God with all your heart and soul.  Pray so that you remain a humble servant of God. Pray so that you will always walk in the light of God's radiance.