TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE

Exodus 6:7-9 (NRSV)
7  I will take you as my people, and I will be your God. You shall know that I am the LORD your God, who has freed you from the burdens of the Egyptians.
8  I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; I will give it to you for a possession. I am the LORD.'"
9  Moses told this to the Israelites; but they would not listen to Moses, because of their broken spirit and their cruel slavery.
“It sounds too good to be true.” Such a statement is cultured in misfortune and disappointments. Cruelties of life has a way of breaking our spirit, as a result, we become cynical in disbelief. Concerning this process I want us to consider “God’s lovingkindness.”
“… thy lovingkindness is better than life…” (Psalm 63:3). Lovingkindness is merciful favor. It is significantly connected to God’s covenanted commitment “I swore to give to Abraham.” God’s decision to give us His favor is not connected to our atrocities; He has chosen to give us His favor before our atrocities came into being. Therefore, it is not about our worth it is about His.
The choice to love us is God’s responsibility. He made a commitment to love us and in that commitment He is responsible. “He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old” (Micah 7:19-20).
Revealing truth to Jacob is the same as giving mercy to Abraham. Abraham is already dead and gone, once again, truth and mercy is not as much about Jacob and Abraham as it is His responsibility in the covenant.
Is it too good to be true, or, are we ate up from the floor up with ourselves? What a MIGHTY GOD we serve.