“For you are a holy people [set apart] to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be a people for His own possession [that is, His very special treasure]. The Lord did not love you and choose you because you were greater in number than any of the other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. But because the Lord loves you and is keeping the oath which He swore to your fathers, the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed (bought) you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Therefore know [without any doubt] and understand that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God, who is keeping His covenant and His [steadfast] lovingkindness to a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments;”

‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭7:6-9‬ ‭AMP‬‬

Why do you love me?! It’s a question I’ve uttered more than once in my lifetime because I just wasn’t able to fathom why someone would love me. I’ve screamed it in anger and whispered it through tears – both sounds rising from a broken place deep within me, convinced that I wasn’t good enough for love and certainly didn’t deserve it. 

“Why” is the question we often want answered more than any other one because if it is tied to our emotions and helps make sense of a mysterious situation on a rational level. 

G-d answered the why in His Word- why does He love me? Because He chose to love me, and He’s keeping His convent with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It’s because of His choice and His word. It’s that simple. 

There was a moment when Vance and I were first engaged that I begged him not to marry me. Standing outside of his red truck in front of the All Nations House of Prayer, I screamed the question, “why do you love me?!” His answer was profound: “I choose to love you not because of who you are today but because of who I see the Holy Spirit is making you.”

Vance made a choice early on to love me. It cost him relationships and pain but he didn’t back down. When we spoke our vows I said that he had been a steady example of G-d’s love for me and it’s true today. Earthly love is a choice we make – it can be costly, painful, transformative, and amazing. 

G-d’s love for me is so much more profound and transformative. His love is all encompassing and gracious. His love is jealous and kind. His love is eternal. His love is unchanging and unconditional. I can rest in the confidence of knowing that He loves me because He chooses to – it’s just that simple and that profound. 

Father – thank You for loving me. Thank You for answering the “why” of my heart. You are faithful and good. You are kind and forgiving. You alone are worthy of praise. Your leadership in my life is perfect and You can be trusted. Amen. 

Daily Reading: Deuteronomy 5-7