Deuteronomy 7:6-8. “For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto Himself above all people that are upon the face of the earth. The Lord did not set His love upon you, nor choose you, because you were more in number than any people: for ye were the fewest of all people: but because the Lord loved you:”
HOLY PEOPLE… CHOSEN PEOPLE… SPECIAL PEOPLE. IN GOD’S EYES It is not because we’re great in the eyes of other men – That the Lord separated us unto Him. When God sets apart His own it is by grace alone – To be like Him and gather to His name. Holy people listen and are willing to obey – They know a holy God has supreme authority. When we are gathered out, we make a commitment every day – To follow Him alone – not acting independently.
Chosen people have been identified by God for a special reason To keep what He commanded close unto our heart. We keep His judgments daily, not just for a special season – And that includes them all, not some little private part. To “keep” what God has said means I’ve made a deliberate choice – To never let go of what God entrusted to me. When I keep the terms of covenant, not loosely but up close – My Lord has promised, “Lord thy God shall keep unto thee.”
What makes these people special is they are in God’s family – They’ve been adopted to be God’s daughters and His sons. They are not a “super-race” but have been identified to be – Special people doing what God has wanted done. They are not free-lancing people but committed in what they do – The efforts they put forth are to bring God all the glory. Whether labor is done in private or out in public where all see – Their motivation is for God to be honored solely.
Above all people around isn’t a reason to be proud –
We are what we are, by sovereign grace alone. It is not right for us to be in fear of those who crowd around – God tells us not to be afraid when oppositions come. It is to be expected people will resent those who are forgiven – Who try to tell to others the truth of saving grace; The power of grace is seen when heavenly people are all living – The truth of God’s salvation, and the just shall live by faith.
We don’t deserve, in any way, the love God has loved us with – It is simple a fact that He has chosen to set His love on us. As a loved people, loved by God, we must always remember this – Love and light go together testifying to God’s grace. To the eyes of those around us we are just a very simple people – They look down on our smallness as an evidence of failure. In the eyes of God, it’s different, He looks at everyone as equal – To obedience and faith, He grants His divine favor.
“Holy God, we are small indeed in the eyes of the world and sometimes in our own eyes. I never want to judge success or failure by smallness or greatness but by the fact that we are simply to obey Thee. Keep me from trying to measure our work or the work of others by human standards. I am satisfied to be where Thou would have me be. I am rejoicing and grateful that for Thy own reason I have been loved by God and I rest in this sense of acceptance in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”