162 It's Not All About You (Deut 9)

I like to spend time with Donna.
She is good company.
She thinks about a lot of interesting things that she likes to talk about.
I like to listen.
She is very inspiring.
And funny.
And every now and then she says something incredibly hilarious.
Even without knowing.
She often has me in tears.
She knows me exceptionally well.
Which is nice.
Perfect.
My other half makes me whole.

Deuteronomy 9
There are times when stuff is not all about you.
It's generally all about me.
Kidding ;)
Moses explains to the people that it's nothing they have done to deserve the Promised Land.
In fact, if it was, they would have not just received nada, but God would have destroyed them.
"They are a stubborn people."
A people who at least twice frustrated God so much, He was ready to be done with them.
If it wasn't for the persuasive nature of Moses, they would have been wiped out.
There is a not so gentle reminder in verse 5.

" Not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart are you going in to possess their land, but because of the wickedness of these nations the LORD your God is driving them out from before you, and that he may confirm the word that the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob."

We are not central to the workings of everything in the universe.
Really.
I know it's hard to come to grips with that.
Especially for such a dashing personality as me.
Things happen without us.
Even sometimes despite us.
I know I over analyse things, particularly when things go wrong.
What did I do?
What could have I done?
Why?
Why?
Why?
This clarification from Moses shows that this is true also when things go well.
Canaan was a gift.
A good thing.
A sign of God keeping His promise to others (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob)through and despite this stubborn, wicked people.