Why does He do what He does?
Why does God do what he does? Why did he choose Israel? What was so special about them? And why did he use them to completely annihilate other nations? These are difficult questions to wrestle with. And while some of the answers will remain ‘secret’ (Dt 29:29), there are important aspects of God’s motivation that he has ‘revealed’ to us: grace, justice, holiness and wider blessing; to name a few. But these answers are not given to partially satisfy our curiosity. They are given to lead us to more important questions. Most importantly: “Why doesn’t God annihilate me?” “Why has he chosen me?” “What has he chosen me for?” These questions lead us to the deeper, more personal answers of God’s mercy and mission.
