Deuteronomy 9:4-6 After the Lord your God has driven them out before you, do not say to yourself, "The Lord has brought me here to take possession of this land because of my righteousness." (The Lord reminds His people that He Himself has given them victory over the powerful Anakites who lived in and controlled the land this new land, that He Himself has brought His people to this land of promise. He reminds us still today how prone we are to taking credit for our successes and blessings, for crediting ourselves with our advancements and victories, and for believing the lie that our good works serve as the basis for our recognition from the Lord.) No, it is on account of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is going to drive them out before you. (The Lord grants His people victory in the world because of its utter wickedness and because it has not acknowledged nor accepted His truth. Our victories, graciously granted us by the Lord, have nothing to do with our goodness or worthiness, but everything to do with His sovereignty and righteousness.) It is not because of your righteousness or your integrity that you are going in to take possession of their land; but on account of the wickedness of these nations, the Lord your God will drive them out before you, to accomplish what He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. (What Almighty God grants us today has to do and is based on the covenant vow He made with mankind eons before when He chose a people for Himself, that He would be their God and they and we would be His people.) Understand, then, that it is not because of your righteousness that the Lord your God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are a stiff-necked people.
(The Lord is under no illusion about our goodness, now should we be. He knows our nature. He knows our proclivities. He knows our stubbornness. He knows our resistance to Him. He knows our great need of Him. He knows our unworthiness. His love for us and that alone is why He joins Himself with us and chooses to bless and favor us.)
