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1/17/2005 Covenant IIImagine living in a village as a fisherman and trusting the sea as your friend and provider. One beautiful day without warning it destroys your home and boat and drowns your family with one horrifying wave. Suddenly life no longer offers any hope or meaning. Welcome to the world many find themselves along the coasts of the three nations hardest hit by the recent tsunami—Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India. Tomorrow we will travel to an Indian coastal town and give money and medical supplies to a church ministering directly to people whose lives are ruined. Yet the greatest thing we have to give is not money or rebuilding broken infrastructures rather it is the message of hope about the God we worship.Our God is a covenant maker and a promise keeper. Our God tells us what He is going to do. You can study the passages listed below to see fascinating accounts of God’s promises throughout history to people.
Major Covenants in the Old Testament Promise Made to: Bible Passage Sign of the Covenant Noah Gen. 9:8-17 Rainbow Abraham Gen.12:2,3;15:13-16 Abraham’s descendants inherit Canaan Gen. 17:1-22 Circumcision of males Israel Exo.3:17,20; Deu.29:2-6 Israel’s deliverance from Egypt Exo. 19:5; Deu.5:2-22; 26:16-19 Ten Commandments Exo.32:13,14; Num. 14:13-24 Moses’ reminds God of His promise Deu.11:12, 22-25; 12:10 God’s care and protection Deu.15:6 Israel’s ability to rule and prosper Deu.28 Blessing of Israel tied to obedience Isa.7:14, 9:1,2,6,7; 11; 42:1-4; 53 Micah 5:2; Hos.11:1; Zech.9:9 Jer. 31:31-34 Messiah foretold and new covenant Phinehas Num. 25:10-13 Lasting priesthood David 2 Sa.7:5-16; Psa.133:11,12 Great name and eternal throne Solomon 2 Ch.7:14-22 Throne established if obedient Major Covenants in the New Testament Promise Made to: Bible Passage Sign of the Covenant Mankind John 3:16-18,36; 4:14; 6:35-58; 8:12; 14:1-3; Acts 2:21; Rom.6:23; 8:1,11; 10:9,10,13;11:29; 2 Co.4:14; Eph.1:7; Heb.9:15, 13:20 Salvation in Christ and eternal life Mat.25:31-46; Rom.2:16; 2 Co.5:10 Final judgment Mat.24:27; 26:64; Acts 1:11 1 Th.4:16-18; Rev.1:7 Second coming Believers John 14:26; 15:26; 16:13; Rom.8:26; Eph.1:13,14 Holy Spirit given Mat.5-7; 16:27 Reward for conduct John 14:13,14; 16:24; 1John 5:14 Answered prayer 2 Th.3:3; 1 Pe.5:10; 2 Pe.1:3 Protection and provision Our God fulfills His Word. The following passages bear truth to this fact: Deuteronomy 7:8,9; Jos.23:14; Psa.111:5; 119:140; Psa.145:13; Acts 13:32,33; Heb.6:17,18; 10:23; 2 Pe.3:9. Our God’s promise to Abraham is directly linked to us! A reading of Galatians 3:14-25 makes this point clear. Galatians 3:14 reads, “ The purpose was that the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles by Christ Jesus, so that we could receive the promised Spirit through faith.” Our responsibility and joy is to share with people the reality that by making Abraham’s God their God, they make his blessing their blessing. Something to think about . . . in reveration. Inspiration The patience of hope does not turn men and women into monks and nuns, it gives men and women the right use of this world from another world’s standpoint.—Oswald Chambers in Christian Discipline ©2005 Daniel York ARR. Reveration is the weekly devotional ministry of First Cause. If you would like to receive these devotionals go to www.firstcause.org and click on the “Click here to receive weekly devotionals” box. Unlimited permission to copy this devotional without altering text or profiteering is allowed subject to inclusion of this copyright notice. Ecclesiastes 12:10-The Teacher sought to find delightful sayings and to accurately write words of truth. (Holman CSB) Comments are closed.
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