~~~ Genesis 17:3-9 ~~~ Psalm 105 ~~~ John 8:51-59 ~~~
The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.
God made a covenant with Abraham as
he was changing his name.
A covenant with God is a binding spiritual contract.
God did not lengthy complicated legal documents.
God did not have his heavenly attorney
draw up a document for this covenant.
God keeps his word there is no need for legal protection;
no one is needed to enforce the rules of the covenant.
I will maintain my covenant with you
and your descendants after you
throughout the ages as an everlasting pact,
to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
This covenant has now extended
all the way through the ages to include us.
It boggles the mind to think about just how long ago God
made this promise which we believe now.
What else would have survived for this many years?
God uses covenants to communicates us, redeems us,
saves us into eternal life with Jesus.
God's promises are never broken.
God's promises are not questioned.
God's promises are completely trustworthy.
The entire Bible is a covenant.
The Latin word for Covenant is Testament.
Thus we have the Bible in two parts...
the Old Testament and the New Testament.
Jesus said to the Jews:
“Amen, amen, I say to you,
whoever keeps my word will never see death.”
We could not have asked for anything more from God
than to be among his chosen people.
If today you hear his voice,
harden not your hearts.
God keeps his part of the covenant
are you keeping you part?
God is the origin of his covenants;
we are given the grace to fulfill our part.
His covenants are prefect and true.
~~~Peace~~~
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