Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Covenant or slavery?

Genesis 17:19-21 NKJV

Then God said: “No, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him. And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall beget twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation. But My covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to you at this set time next year.”

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Shalom! Day #51. Do you know that His covenant with you is an everlasting covenant? Let's pray. Father we wanna thank You for this day. As we study Your word, help us to hold on to Your covenant and to see coming to past. In Jesus name we ask and pray. Amen!

Covenant in Greek it is DIATHEKE which means a testament or a will or an agreement. The Hebrew word for covenant is BERITH, means pledge, covenant, alliance between God and men. Isaac was a son of covenant. Ishmael was a son of a slave. Isaac was God's covenant to Abraham. Through Isaac came a great blessings, a nation. God establishes His covenant with us. He Is not a liar. Sarah, a barren, and had no chance of bearing a child. But when God, He spoke His promises to Abraham, and sealed the covenant it came to past and Isaac was born. His promises is Yes and Amen.

Are we living as a sons and daughters of the covenant or sons and daughters of a slave? Are we being the covenant or being the slave? The moment God spoke His promises to us, have faith to see of to come to past. Abraham believed the words of God and It was counted as righteousness unto him. Abraham, he laughed at first then he believe and he saw Isaac came to past. God did not established His covenant with Ishmael because he choose to be a slave though through him came out a great nation yet he was a son of a slave. Are we being slaved to the world? Or are we living in His covenant today? But My covenant I will establish with Isaac... Isaac was God's masterplan. You are His masterplan. His masterpiece. If we are living in slavery today, now is the time for your freedom. Allow God to redeem you from slavery and be the covenant of God. Today God is making an agreement with you. He is writing a will for you, are you going to accept it?

Let this day be the day of the Lord!

*** if you have any prayer request or any comments, or in anyway that I can serve today, please do let me know, I am at the Lord's service.

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