Deuteronomy 28:1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: 2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
As a believer, we belong to the lineage that operates in covenant and in order to fulfil our glorious destiny we are to continue to walk in the reality of His covenant. The relationship between man and God is based on covenant; our God is a righteous God, He is fair and very powerful. After the fall of man in the Garden of Eden; in searching for a way to reconcile and have a working relationship with man in order to avoid the repetition of what happened in the first marriage; the Lord initiated Covenant into the relationship between Him and man; and this covenant started from the time of Noah. Anytime God wants a new phase in His relationship with man He does it based on covenant. In this first segment of this eye opening topic; we are going to try to understand the meaning of covenant and how it differs from promise. Please come with me as we walk through this topic together by the leading of the Holy Ghost and I pray that your eyes of understanding will be opened in Jesus name. Covenant can be described as an agreement between two or more people sealed with an oath. Covenant alway comes with a terms and condition that define what each parties needs to brings to the table; covenant is two sided and not one sided, everyone is expected to be responsible; if any of the party default in their responsibility the covenant is said to be null and void; and there is a prize to pay by the default party which also stated in the terms of the the covenant. Promise on the other hand is an affirmation of assurance to someone that you will do something for them; it does not always come with a condition and it can be one-sided depending on the state of mind of the initiator. The person may decide not to fulfil his or her promise and will not be held responsible for not fulfilling it but the covenant has a seal, an oath that compels the party to perform their obligation. But the promise of God comes in the form of covenant because He is a just God and always keeps His promise; it is called covenants of promise and not just promise. Ephesians 2:12 (That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world). God has tested man severally and knows that man cannot be trusted, so the covenant is not because of Himself but it is meant to hold man responsible for whatever that comes out of manÅ› life; that way God cannot be blamed for the outcomes of man´s life. Before the fall of man the love of God was a hundred percent promise; it was unconditional but man broke God's heart and He introduced a covenant into our relationship with Him; He loves all men but he reserves some special things for those who will reciprocate His love. The covenant between man and God is to guard His heart from being broken the second time by man; i used to have this believe that no one should allow the same person to break his or her heart twice; one time should be enough and that does not mean you should stop the relationship but you can put something in place that will guard your heart and that is exactly what happened between God and man. The covenant is a wall around GodÅ› heart against betrayal. The relationship between God and man is like a marriage relationship and marriage is a covenant. Our heart is the connecting link between us and God; when God said give me your heart; He is saying, be in love with me; let enter into a covenant to cherish, respect and love each other till eternity. 1 Corinthians 2:9 (But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him). The prepared blessing is for those who are in love with Him and that is real showers of blessing; the mercy drops is for everyone and those who happened to stumble on the golden rule that governs the affair of man's life. The mistake so many people keep making is that they will say God loves everyone; and that give them the right not to love God back; it is true that God loves everyone because he created in His own image but the same God said that He regretted creating man and that is why He introduce covenant into the relationship. Genesis 6:5 (And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. 8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD). You cannot do well in this covenant unless you have a heart of obedience; it works with obedience and Noah found grace with God because he was willing to obey Him. God is looking for who to give grace to today in order to walk with Him; may you be found in Jesus name. We have a new covenant and one of the terms is that we must surrender our life to Christ in order to enter into an intimate relationship with God and begin to walk in the covenant. Proverbs 23:26 (My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways). Here is one of the example John 1:12( But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name): the power is for those who believed and received him but many want power but they don´t want to receive and believe him; the covenant is this; ¨you shall obey God and God will do¨ your part is to obey and God will bring your desire to pass. Friends, I don't know what you want God to do for you, start by searching the scripture which is the book of covenant and find out what you need to do concerning that particular thing you desire and do it. If you are ready to enter into a covenant with God today, please pray this salvation prayer below and be blessed in Jesus name; and please don't forget to read the remaining segments in order to get the full understanding of this message and be blessed in Jesus name.
Lord Jesus, I come to you today, I am a sinner, and I cannot help myself, forgive me my sins, and cleanse me with your precious blood. Deliver me from sin and Satan to serve the living God. Lord Jesus, I accept you as my Lord and saviour. Now I know I am Born Again, Amen
NENE ISAH,
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