What does God’s love do?
Deuteronomy 7:7-9
Introduction
- In a world full of so much division, where do we turn for hope?
• World’s answer: Find happiness within yourself
• God’s answer: Turn to Him for everything you need
- God’s love has so much for us, if we’d only be willing to accept it
- Read Deuteronomy 7:7-9
- Pray
- From the earliest manuscripts, we’re shown God’s love
-- In today’s passage, I see three specific things …
Point 1 – It saves us
- His love is a perfect picture of giving us what we don’t deserve (v6-7)
- We have been chosen (not just a few, but all – John 3:16, For God so...)
-- He sets His affections on us; He personally says, “I choose you”
- His love wasn’t given because we are so numerous and great
-- But given because we were the fewest and in desperate need of it
-- Bible says we are “sinners saved by Grace” … not our grace, but His
- It’s free; doesn’t come with strings (agape)
-- Best news: We cannot earn it, it is already offered to us
- IMP APP: His love saves us by His ways, not our own
-- Need to know ourselves: we wouldn’t choose it willingly (like our sin)
-- Rather, we were chosen; His choice offers us salvation; “v6 - treasured”
Point 2 – It refreshes us
- God’s love gives a new opportunity (v8) … Look what He did …
• God swore an oath to protect them
• God physically brought them out of slavery
- APP: God has not stopped keeping His word or delivering us either
- When we feel like we can do no more, we need to remember Him
-- Remember what He has said (to be with us, to be faithful, to redeem us)
- These should be refreshing promises in this world of challenges!!
-- Specifically, His love ought to be refreshing to our soul:
• Give us energy to want more
• Remind us of what He has done … Psalms study, “Time to praise”
• Challenges us to be more like Christ
- God is perfect example of faithfulness … we ought to want to experience more
Point 3 – It compels us
- God is faithful (v9) “… keeps His covenant to 1,000 generations”
- His faithfulness should move us – it should drive us (spend some time here)
• To go and make disciples (most important task for us)
• To want others to know what you know (how to be redeemed)
• To be effective/faithful witnesses (upcoming: evangelism opportunities)
- I’m compelled to start doing some things – Mike is also ready to go
-- Said, “Even if it’s just you, me, a guitar, some tracts, and the cross”
-- We should be compelled to want to show others – it’s b/c of Him
-- Stay tuned for more opportunities on this …
- God’s love ought to compel us to share; to not be afraid
-- If His Son can suffer on a cross for me, the least I can do is live for Him
Big Idea
- What does God’s love do? Saves, refreshes, and compels (Re-read v9, EXP)
- CHAL: What you do with it says what it has done for you …
- Pray
