GUARANTEED BY COVENANT
Genesis 15:8–9
And he said, “Lord God, how shall I know that I
will inherit it?” So He said to him, “Bring Me a
three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female
goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a
young pigeon.”
Are you discouraged because a breakthrough that
you have been praying for has yet to manifest?
Maybe it has been days or even weeks and you are
asking, “How will I know that I will get it?”
Abraham faced the same situation and asked God
the same question. And God answered, “Bring Me
a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female
goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a
young pigeon.” What a strange answer!
But if you read on (Genesis 15:10–21), you will
realize that God took Abraham’s question very
seriously, and went on to show him just how serious He was about being his provider, protector
and blesser. God was so serious that He was
willing to bind Himself to a covenant.
What is a covenant? It is like a contract. Yet, it is
more than a contract. A contract is binding only
for a period of time, like five years or seven years,
or until certain terms are fulfilled. But a covenant
is perpetual. It is permanent. The only way out is
through death. That is why marriage is a covenant,
not a contract. It is permanent—“Till death do us
part”.
In Bible times, when you cut a covenant with
someone, you bring an animal, usually a ram or
goat, and kill it by cutting it in two. Next, you will
face your covenant partner and walk toward each
other between the two pieces of the animal,
passing each other in the center.
What all this means is that both parties are
obligated to protect and provide for each other.
Whatever belongs to you is your partner’s and
whatever belongs to your partner is yours. Of
course, the one who benefits is the lesser or
poorer party.
Today, God is in covenant with us. We are the
lesser, poorer party. We have nothing to offer God.
But God, the richest and most powerful being in
the universe, has everything to offer us!
My friend, God has bound Himself to a covenant,
an iron-clad guarantee of His blessings and
provision in your life, and it is all for your benefit.
The breakthrough you are waiting for is guaranteed
by covenant!
Thought For The Day
God has bound Himself to a covenant, an iron-
clad guarantee of His blessings and provision in
your life.
(culled from Joseph Prince Message)
