Deuteronomy 7 As Israel awaits the day when they enter the promised land, Moses continues to instruct and remind them of God's promises... but he also reminds them of God's warnings. 

They were going into a land with 7 "greater and stronger" nations.. and they would defeat them all because "the Lord your God shall deliver them before you and you shall defeat them.. "  But.. they must not allow themselves to be yoked together with any of these nations.. They must not intermarry with them... they must not allow their gods to remain in the land.  Everything evil must be destroyed by fire.  "For you are a holy people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth." (v6) 

The Lord chose them. He chose to love them. He chose to rescue them. He chose to redeem them.  "Know therefore that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant and His lovingkindness to a thousandth generation with those who love Him and keep His commandments." (v9) This is an amazing promise given to a wandering people who had failed over and over and over again.  What an awesome and patient God we serve!

The blessings promised to a nation that would keep God's covenant are so great:

v13  "He will love you and bless you and multiply you; He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground, your grain and your new wine and your oil, the increase of your herd and the young of your flock, in the land which he swore to your forefathers to give you ."

V14 "You shall be blessed above all peoples; there shall be no male or female barren among you or among your cattle." 

v15 "and the Lord will remove from you all sickness; and He will not put on you any of the harmful diseases of Egypt which you have known.. " 

God would defeat every enemy. He would provide deliverance. They would have no reason to fear. "You shall not dread them for the Lord your god is in your midst, a great and awesome God." (v21) 

Father in heaven, You are the Lord our God and You have never changed Your promises for those who love You and obey Your commands.  You have blessed us by choosing us in Jesus Christ .. calling us to faith.. filling us with Your Spirit.. and claiming us as Your own. We pray that You will continue to equip us with every good thing to do Your will and work within us that which is pleasing to You. We surrender all to You that we might be completely Yours.. abiding in Christ and He in us.. to the glory and honor of Your Name. Amen.