Today I want to again share from Joseph Prince's "Grace Inspirations" devotional!
GUARANTEED BY COVENANT
Genesis 15:8–9 And he said, “Lord God, how shall I know that
I will inherit it?” So He said to him, “Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a
three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young
pigeon.”
Are you discouraged because a breakthrough that you have
been praying for has yet to manifest? Maybe it has been days or even weeks and
you are asking, “How will I know that I will get it?” Abraham faced the same
situation and asked God the same question. And God answered, “Bring Me a
three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a
turtledove, and a young pigeon.” What a strange answer!
But if you read on (Genesis 15:10–21), you will realize that
God took Abraham’s question very seriously, and went on to show him just how
serious He was about being his provider, protector and blesser. God was so
serious that He was willing to bind Himself to a covenant.
What is a covenant? It is like a contract. Yet, it is more
than a contract. A contract is binding only for a period of time, like five
years or seven years, or until certain terms are fulfilled. But a covenant is
perpetual. It is permanent. The only way out is through death. That is why
marriage is a covenant, not a contract. It is permanent—“Till death do us
part.”
In Bible times, when you cut a covenant with someone, you
bring an animal, usually a ram or goat, and kill it by cutting it in two. Next,
you will face your covenant partner and walk toward each other between the two
pieces of the animal, passing each other in the center.
What all this means is that both parties are obligated to
protect and provide for each other. Whatever belongs to you is your partner’s
and whatever belongs to your part
ner is yours. Of course, the one who benefits
is the lesser or poorer party.
Today, God is in covenant with us. We are the lesser, poorer
party. We have nothing to offer God. But God, the richest and most powerful
being in the universe, has everything to offer us!
My friend, God has bound Himself to a covenant, an iron-clad
guarantee of His blessings and provision in your life, and it is all for your
benefit. The breakthrough you are waiting for is guaranteed by covenant!
AMEN! We, who have received JESUS as Lord and personal Saviour, have this wonderful, unbreakable Covenant with the God of the Bible! What He says He will do in His Word, HE WILL DO! We can count on Him! Here is Hillsong UNITED with "Clean":
Shalom in Him!
