Unfortunately, these days I hardly hear the word, COVENANT again within the Body of Christ or among genuine Christians. So sad, so bad! So yesterday, the Holy Spirit called my attention to our COVENANT RELATIONSHIP with GOD in CHRIST in this World and I am sent today to remind and inform you about your COVENANT RELATIONSHIP with GOD in CHRIST in this World. So get ready with an open heart and mind to receive from the Lord. God bless you as you do so in Jesus name.
Let me begin by informing you that you must know and understand that:
1. Your God in Christ is a COVENANT GIVING God. That is, a Contract or Agreement giving God. True!
2. Your God in Christ is a COVENANT KEEPING God. That is, a Contract or Agreement keeping God. True! Halleluyah!
Therefore, He said thus:
GATHER my SAINTS together unto ME; THOSE that have made a COVENANT with me by SACRIFICE. (Psalm 50:5).
Therefore, know and note that the word, TESTAMENT means COVENANT and Covenant means AGREEMENT.
This means,
1. We have OLD TESTAMENT as OLD COVENANT (Agreement). True!
2. We have NEW TESTAMENT as NEW COVENANT (Agreement). True!
Now, concerning GOD establishing the NEW TESTAMENT (COVENANT or AGREEMENT) through JESUS CHRIST, the Bible reveals to us thus:
Now of the things which we have spoken this is the SUM: We have such an HIGH PRIEST, who is SET on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the Heavens; A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man. For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer. For if He were on Earth, He should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law: Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, see, said He, that you make all things according to the pattern showed to you in the mount. But now had He OBTAINED a more EXCELLENT MINISTRY, by how much also He is the MEDIATOR of a BETTER COVENANT, which was established upon BETTER PROMISES. For if that FIRST Covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the SECOND. For FINDING FAULT with them, He said, behold, the days come, said the Lord, when I will make a NEW COVENANT with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: NOT according to the COVENANT that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they CONTINUED NOT in my COVENANT, and I regarded them NOT, said the Lord. For this is the COVENANT that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, said the Lord; I will PUT MY LAWS into their MIND, and WRITE them in their HEARTS: and I will BE TO them a GOD, and they shall BE TO me a PEOPLE: And they shall NOT TEACH every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, KNOW the LORD: for ALL shall know me, from the LEAST to the GREATEST. For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. In that He said, A NEW COVENANT, He had made the FIRST OLD. Now that which decays and waxes old is ready to vanish away. (Hebrews 8; Hebrews 4:14-16; 1 Peter 2:9,10; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; 1 John 2:27).
From the above scriptural passage:
1. You can clearly see that GOD found fault with the FIRST (OLD) COVENANT and established a SECOND (NEW) COVENANT through Jesus Christ with us, who have genuinely believed and received Him (Jesus Christ) as our personal Lord and Savour in this World. A COVENANT (Agreement) that is FAR BETTER with FAR BETTER PROMISES. A Father and Children COVENANT (Relationship). Halleluyah!
2. Again, I want you to keep in mind throughout this write up as stated in the above scriptural reference that God said that He REGARDEDTHEM NOT because they DID NOT CONTINUE in the COVENANT He had with them then and
3. That His mission and expectation in this NEW COVENANT (Agreement) in Christ is putiing His LAWS (Words) in our MINDS and writing it in our HEARTS. This should be your first and foremost goal in your Christian walk and work with God in Christ in this World, the Word of God in your Heart and Mind. True! Take note, take heed!
Now know and note that in every COVENANT (Agreement), there are terms and conditions meant for both parties to fulfill for each part to benefit from the COVENANT (Agreement). Therefore, God from His own side said thus:
My COVENANT will I NOT BREAK, nor ALTER the thing that is gone out of my lips. (Psalm 89:34; Isaiah 55:1-12).
So, from God side, you should expect NO breech (no disappointment) of the COVENANT CONTRACT between Himself and you in Christ in this World. Yes, you should not because He is NOT a man that He should LIE or the son of man that He should REPENT (change). True! If He said it, He will faithfully BRING it to PASS as He has said it in due time. This is because He is FAITHFUL and ABLE to do ALL things He commits Himself to. True! take note, take heed! (Numbers 23:19; 1 Thessalonians 5:24; Ecclesiastes 3:1-11).
However, remember in Psalm 50:5 He said, GATHER my Saints together unto me; THOSE that have made a COVENANT with me by SACRIFICE. So, what is God saying by this?
God is saying that He is interested ONLY in THOSE who are COMMITTED to Him in Christ in this World by SACRIFICE and that He is going to be COMMITTED to them ONLY in the COVENANT CONTRACT they are with Him in Christ in this World. True! Take note, take heed!
That is why Apostle Paul appealed to us thus:
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you PRESENT your bodies a LIVING SACRIFICE, HOLY, ACCEPTABLE unto God, which is your REASONABLE SERVICE. And be NOT conformed to this World: but be you transformed by the RENEWING of your MIND, that you may PROVE what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, WILL of God. (Romans 12:1,2; 1 John 2:15-17; Matthew 6:9,10; 1 John 5:14,15).
And further He revealed to us thus:
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28).
From the above scriptural reference, you clearly see that first and foremost your RESONABLE SERVICE unto GOD is to SACRIFICIALLY LIVE HOLY unto GOD in Christ in this World and then follow by you NOT conforming your MIND to the World's way of thinking, but rather to God's way of thinking through RENEWING your MIND with the Word of God, so that you will be able to PROVE par time WHAT is the good, acceptable and perfect WILL of GOD in Christ for you par time par your situation in this World. That is ONLY then CAN you encounter and experience TRANSFORMATION in your life and situation in this World. True! Take note, take heed! (1 Peter 1:13-25).
Therefore, it is surprising to me that many genuine Christians passionately desire to see GOD honour His side of the NEW COVENANT CONTRACT (Agreement) they are in with Him in Christ in this World and
1. Do not want to THINK SACRIFICIALLY in Christ in this World. True!
That is, they DO NOT want to SACRIFICIALLY THINK in accordance with the Word, Ways and Will of God in Christ for them in this World only. They want to THINK like every other person in this World and still get DIVINE TRANSFORMATIONS (Results) in their lives and situations in Christ in this World. True, but that is NOT possible in God's sight and side in Heaven. Take note, take heed! (Romans 12:1, 2, Philippians 4:8,9).
2. Do not want to SPEAK SACRIFICIALLY in Christ in this World. True!
That is, they DO NOT want to SACRIFICIALLY SPEAK only in accordance with the Word, Ways and Will of God in Christ for them in this World. They want to SPEAK like every other person in this World and still get DIVINE TRANSFORMATIONS (Results) in their lives in Christ in this World. True, but that is NOT possible in God's sight and side in Heaven. Take note, take heed! (Joshua 1:8, 2 Corinthians 4:13).
3. Do not want to LIVE SACRIFICIALLY in Christ in this World. True!
That is, they DO NOT want to SACRIFICIALLY LIVE only in accordance with the Word, Ways and Will of God in Christ for them in this World. They want to LIVE like every other person in this World and still get DIVINE TRANSFORMATIONS (Results) in their lives in Christ in this World. True, but that is NOT possible in God's sight and side in Heaven. Take note, take heed! (Romans 12:1, 2, Philippians 4:8,9).
Even under the OLD COVENANT (Agreement), God revealed to Joshua how he (Joshua) needed to SACRIFICIALLY carry out his own side of the OLD COVENANT CONTRACT, for him (Joshua) to MAKE his own way PROSPEROUS and have GOOD SUCCESS in this World thus:
Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses. There shall not any man be able to stand before you all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with you: I will NOT FAIL YOU, nor FORSAKE YOU. This BOOK of the LAW shall NOT depart out of YOUR MOUTH; but you shall MEDITATE therein day and night, that you may OBSERVE to DO according to ALL that is written therein: FOR THEN you shall MAKE your way PROSPEROUS, and then you shall have GOID SUCCESS. (Joshua 1:3,5,8).
Although, we now have a FAR BETTER NEW COVENANT (Agreement) with FAR BETTER PROMISES in Christ with GOD, His expectation from us as regard we KEEPING our side of the COVENANT (Agreement) as revealed in the Hebrews 8 and other New Testament pages of the Bible is still same as in Joshua 1:8:
1. His WORD in our HEART and MIND for our MEDITATION night and day to establish our FAITH in Him in Christ in this World. True! Take note, take heed! (Philippians 4:8,9)..
2. His His WORD in our MOUTH for our CONFESSION night and day to strengthen our FAITH in Him in Christ in this World. True! Take note, take heed! (2 Corinthians 4:13).
3. His WORD in our EMOTIONS and WILL for our DOING night and day to promote and prosper our FAITH in Him in Christ in this World. True! Take note, take heed! (James 1:22-25).
That is why Apostle Paul counselled us thus:
Let the WORD of Christ DWELL in YOU richly in ALL Wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And WHATSOEVER you DO in WORD or DEED, do ALL in the NAME of the Lord Jesus, GIVING thanks to God and the Father by him. (Colossians 3:16,17; Philippians 2:8-11).
Therefore, don't be deceived because you thinking, speaking and living SACRIFICIALLY for God in Christ in this World according to His Word, Ways and Will in Christ for you par time par your situation is VERY NECESSARY and NEEDED in the sight and side of God in Heaven for Him to HONOUR His side of the COVENANT CONTRACT (Agreement) He is in with you in Christ in this World and it PAYS BIG TIME in due time and season of the Lord to think, speak and do so. True! Take note, take heed (Hebrews 6:9-20; Ecclesiastes 3:1-11).
Now know and note that the Devil will come after you and against you if you decide to think, speak and live SACRIFICIALLY in line with the Word, Ways and Will of God in Christ for you in this World and you will SUFFER for a while par time par your situation, but the Bible counsels and assures us thus:
HUMBLE yourselves therefore UNDER the mighty hand of God, that He may EXALT you in due time: CASTING ALL your care upon Him; for He CARES for you. Be sober, be VILIGANT; because your ADVERSARY the DEVIL, as a roaring lion, WALKS about, SEEKING whom he may DEVOUR: Whom RESIST stedfast in the FAITH, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the World. But the GOD of all GRACE, who had CALLED US unto His ETERNAL GLORY by CHRIST JESUS, after that you have SUFFERED A WHILE, make you perfect, establish, strengthen, SETTLE you. (1 Peter 5:6-10; Hebrews 4:14-16; James 1:12-15; John 10:1-10).
This means that to be SETTLED (Victorious and Successful) by GOD in Christ from the Devil, Demons and Evil people's wickedness against you through God's Word, Ways and Will in Christ for you in this World:
1. You must by FAITH be conscious of your COVENANT RELATIONSHIP (Contract or Agreement) you are with God in Christ in this World. True! Take note, take heed!
2. You must by FAITH be conscious of your side of SACRIFICIAL RESPONSIBILITIES to the COVENANT (Agreement) and that of God's side of FAITHFUL COMMITMENT to the COVENANT (Agreement) and faithfully do according to yours for Covenant to work in your favour in Christ in this World because God will never fail in His side. Never! True! Take note, take heed!
3. You must by FAITH be conscious of the Devil's desire and schemes to STEAL the WORD from your HEART as revealed by Jesus Christ in Matthew 13:18-23 and His wicked plots to cause you to SUFFER for a while par time par your situation, so that you can GIVE UP on God and His PROMISES in Christ for you, which some are listed in Revelation 5:1-12, Galatians 5:16-26 and 1 Corinthians 12. And you must STEADFASTLY RESIST HIM IN FAITH until God come for you to SETTLE you after you may have SUFFER for a while. True! Take note, take heed!
4. You must by FAITH be conscious with your CHOICE making and DECISION taking par time par your situation in Christ in this World. You must consciously and consistently make sure your choices and decisions aligns with the Word, Way and Will of God for you in Christ par time par your situation in this World as counselled in Romans 12:2; Matthew 6:9,10 and 1 John 5:14, 15. True! Take note, take heed!
5. You must by FAITH be conscious to think, speak and live by FAITH daily in terms of the inspired Word, Ways and Will of God by the Holy Spirit of Christ that is within you in Christ in this World without GIVING UP or DRAWING BACK to the World as counselled in Hebrews 10:35-39.
If you do as stated above, you will never MISS God's REST and BEST in Christ for you par time par your situation in this World based on the NEW COVENANT (Agreement) He is with you in Christ in this World. True! Take note, take heed!
Finally, no doubt there are divine HOPE and HELP in Christ for you par time par your situation to address any of your HUMAN CHALLENGES in this World, but you have to think, speak and live SACRIFICIALLY from the ways and manners of the World as one of the Saints of God in Christ in World to keep your side of the COVENANT DEAL you have with God in Christ in this World, then will GOD FAITHFULLY honour His part of the COVENANT DEAL and distinguish you in Christ in this World. (Hebrews 4:14-16; Colossians 1:26,27; Colossians 2:8-10; Hebrews 1:9; Hebrews 6:9; 1 Thessalonians 5:24).
If you consciously, SACRIFICIALLY and consistently KEEP by FAITH your side of the NEW COVENANT (Contract o Agreement) you have with God in Christ in this World, you will always encounter and experience VICTORIES in your life and situation par time over the Devil, Demons, Evil minded people in this World. That is my personal TESTIMONY. True! However, if you do not, you will encounter and experience DEFEAT. True! This is because victory and defeat are deeply and highly SPIRITUAL EVENTS based on whether you sacrificially and faithfully KEEP or BREAK the COVENANT of God with you in Christ in this World. True! Take note, take heed! (1 John 5:4,5; 1 John 5:18-21).
God bless you
MODIBO GODWILL
Divine Destiny Messenger,
Author & Speaker
@ The Purpose-costal Movement (TEPUM)
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