Deuteronomy 7:14a You will be blessed more than any other people. . . . (The word blessed comes from a root word that means to kneel. When the Lord blesses us, we are actually so overwhelmed and overcome with His grace and mercy toward us, of His undeserved and unearned merit and favor that He extends to us, that we can do nothing except to fall to our knees in worship. His blessings are always meant to turn our focus back to Him. The Lord declares we will be so blessed among others that as we receive the abundance of His favor, falling to our knees under His blessings of preference and approval, others will also see that, as they turn their focus to the Lord, they will also be blessed and honor God. Today the Lord boldly and unabashedly pours out His favor on us today, reminding us again that His favor is not fair. We don't deserve His kindness and partiality. We don't merit His generosity. We haven't earned it. We can't earn it. Instead, in His sovereignty He simply grants us His loving preference and kindness.)
