Psalm 111:5-10
He gives food to his worshipers and always keeps his agreement with them. He has shown his mighty power to his people and has given them the lands of other nations.
God is always honest and fair, and his laws can be trusted. They are true and right and will stand forever. God rescued his people, and he will never break his agreement with them. He is fearsome and holy.
Respect and obey the Lord! This is the first step to wisdom and good sense. God will always be respected.
Scripture taken from the Contemporary English Version © 1991,1992, 1995 by American Bible Society, Used by Permission.
When we take out a loan to buy a house or a car, we sign a contract that says we agree to make the payments. When a couple marries, they exchange vows and then sign a document that says they are legally bound to one another. Many people take an “oath of office” and “solemnly swear” to uphold certain principles. In our lifetime, most of us will sign dozens of contracts of one kind or another, make promises, and agree to all sorts of things. And more than a few of us will fail to keep at least some of these agreements. If everyone kept every agreement, we would have no divorces, defaulted loans, “scandals,” or disappointments. And the devil would be even more miserable!
The only covenant we can truly count on is our agreement with God. HE will never let us down. God will never break his agreement with us or back out on His promises. God sealed His covenant with the blood of Jesus. Satan wants us to fear that God’s word won’t work, but we know better! If God said it, He will do it. If he spoke it, He will bring it to pass.
When we read the Bible or pray, we must remember to keep God’s covenant in mind. Just to refresh your memory, God’s covenant says that He loved us enough to send His only Son to die on the cross, so that everyone who believes in Him will have Eternal Life with Him in Heaven. Beyond this, God has promised many things… that all things are possible with Him… that He is always with us and will never leave… that He is always ready to rescue and restore us… and so much more.
I don’t know about you, but I am so glad we serve a God who keeps His word. I can’t imagine His grace and mercy and how He puts up with all of us, but I’m surely glad He does! And I am truly grateful that to know that I can count on His promises… aren’t you? Isn’t this a great day to stop taking so much for granted and being more aware of just how blessed we are to serve such an honorable God? Isn’t this a good time to stop and thank Him for honoring His covenant? Won’t you take a moment with me now and do exactly that?
©2012 Debbie Robus
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