Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Deuteronomy 7:6-11
by: Ellen Olson.
The Israelites were God's chosen people, his treasured possession. They were not chosen because they were a large, powerful people, but rather because God loved them. The Lord made a covenant with Israel, and they in turn agreed to keep his commandments.
As Christians, we are also the chosen people of God, his treasured possession. We need to remind ourselves of our value to God while also recalling that we were not chosen because of our great strength or skill. Our response of gratitude to God for his covenant should be the same as the Israelites: keep his commandments.