"....You complained in your tents, and said, 'Because the Lord hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the land of the Amorites, to destroy us.'"  (Deuteronomy 1:27)

No, He does not, "hates us."  But when things never seem to go right, some people come to this conclusion.

How quickly they forgot.  There was the Passover.  The "death angel" killed all the first born of the Egyptians, but all those, Jews and non Jews alike, who were literally under the blood were saved, just as you and I are "saved."  Deuteronomy 6:23 says, "He brought us out from there that He might bring us in, to give us the land of which He swore to our fathers."   Or, "He brought us out...that He might bring us in..."  This is how Jesus "works" in our lives, even thought the "process" is many times hidden from us.

How can one possibly look at the Cross of Jesus and ever utter today's text?!?  Any Followers of Jesus who going through an extremely difficult time, or perhaps has thought that that their whole lives have been nothing but sorrow, disappointment, suffering, etc., need to have written in their hearts the glorious demonstration of John 3:16, HCSB, "For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life."  Here is the footnote explaining the Word translated, "this way," or in too many translations, "so."  This Word "occurs over 200 times in the NT.  Almost without exception it is an acverb of manner, not degree." 

"....God loved the world in this [manner]:  He GAVE...."  The Love of the Blessed Trinity is a demonstrated love, not a talk love, nor a degree love.  The Jews of our text had forgotten this.  They had forgotten His mighty, demonstrated acts.  But Father, Son Jesus, Holy Spirit had not forgotten them.  This is also true for you and me.  Jesus gave.  Jesus gives.  Jesus, "will never leave you nor forsake you."  If any people reading this think, or have ever thought that God hates them, I declare:  NEVER.  "God loved the world in this way:  He gave," Himself in Jesus.

Father, in Jesus' Name, I thank You for Your demonstrative, continual, eternal Love.  Amen.

When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"

Hebrews 12:2