“A Sure Covenant”
Nehemiah 9:38; Romans 4:21; Hebrews 10:23; Hebrews 11:11; I John 2:25
There are many things in life that happens to us to cause us to see the need to renew our covenant. When we were first saved, we promised God that we would give all to Him and He promised us that He would give all for us. Well, He is the only one that actually kept that amazing bargain alive. You see, we find ourselves helpless to do anything but trust, we are very needy people; we need God. We get sick with some terrible illness, it sets us back, but then we get a touch from God, and we are led then to renew our covenant with him, because of His extended mercy. Then we find ourselves in some kind of trouble, we have failed God, our joy is not full. We agonize until we make our way to the foot of the cross for a renewal of our consecration, devotedness and commitments. Have you grieved the holy Spirit with some act, thought or words? If so, you have brought dishonor to the cause of Christ. We must look to the blood again for the cleansing and to present ourselves as a living offering again.
And let’s not forget to praise Him and obey Him, during the “high” times, the days of blessings and prosperity; Lets also fully dedicate ourselves during the crowning's of the good times and the heavenly mercies He has granted us. If God is so gracious to extend undeserved mercies upon us, then surely, we should be willing to crown him Lord in our lives with a renewal of service and sacrifice.
“Service”
Are we found at the altar of mercy?
Do we find a blessing there?
Can we sing while bound there to it?
Shall we, by Covenant, ourselves to share?
Let us promise, from grateful hearts,
To serve Him gladly and do our part.
~ Tom Milam
Daily Jewel:
“...we find ourselves helpless to do anything but trust...”
Bible Reading Schedule: 1 Kings 8
Weekly Memory Verses: Romans 8:35-39
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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