COVENANT CONFIRMED WHEN...
(Wk 5 Day 2)
Genesis 17:1-2a
1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty ; walk before me and be blameless. 2 I will confirm my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers."
God is faithful to His promises and the covenant that He made with us through His Word. What is He asking of us, to walk before Him - to put him first, to serve Him faithfully, to delight in God' and to live a blameless life - innocent of wrongdoing, excellent of what is good and innocent of evil (Romans 16:19).
God's covenant to Abram is to be the father of many nations. It had to start with an offspring - Isaac. At this point, Sarah was "unable" to bear a child humanly speaking because of old age. But nothing is too hard for the Lord. (Gen. 18:14)
What covenant has God NOT "fulfilled" yet in your life? How have you walked before Him? How have you lived a blameless life?
I will continue to delight in God - faithful in my service to Him and to be innocent of wrongdoings. I will continue to stay away from the evil corruption that I have been a part of before Christ was in my life. I will believe in faith that the Lord will confirm His covenant with me according to His own time.
What are God's covenant promises in my life?
- He will provide for the things and people that I need to be complete.
- He will guide me and direct my path
Oh Lord, thank you for reminding me to remain faithful to You in every aspect of my life. Forgive me if I have given into small temptations that may sometimes feel so right at times. I pray that you continue to give me the ability and the motivation to delight in You in everything; to serve You faithfully no matter what it costs and to be innocent of evil; to live a blameless life. I pray that I will be a testimony to those around me; that they will be able to say that God really is at work in my life by the way I conduct myself esp to those who are close to me. Please God, forgive me for my dumbness and humanly desires that sometimes creep in. Help me to resist it and to not allow any room for that to take over my desire to honor You. Thank you Lord In Jesus' name, amen.
