The Covenant

 


The Lord has given many promises to His children (redeemed Christians) in His Word (the Bible).

However, it seems that for some those promises are long delayed, even though they believe them, confess them, and trust that they will happen. Why? I believe that the Lord has given me an answer to this.

In His Word, He speaks of a covenant between He and the Jews who believed...

"You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles' wings and brought you to Myself. Now if you obey Me fully and keep My covenant, then out of all nations you will be My treasured possession. Although the whole earth is Mine, you will be for Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation."
Exodus 19:4-6

This is also a promise for redeemed Christians, who have been grafted into the position of being His chosen...

"But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that you should show forth praises of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;" 
1 Peter 2:9

In Exodus 19:4-6, I would like to call your attention to the following words...'if you obey Me fully and keep My covenant.' His promises hinge upon us obeying Him FULLY and KEEPING His covenant. That means doing everything that He has told us to do. Yes, Jesus died for our sins, but He isn't giving us a free ticket to continue to sin! As Jesus said to the woman caught in adultery..."Go and sin no more!" If you feel that you have been waiting a long time for answers to your prayers, this could be the reason. Also, the Lord may be calling you to a specific ministry, which you may have been running away from. 

I would like to encourage you to take a good look at your walk with the Lord. Is there anything that may be standing between you and He, which might be a lack of obedience on your part? If so, ask Him for forgiveness and make the situation right with the Lord immediately. If you need help with this, tell Him and ask for His help. He won't let you down!

Blessings.

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