Your Devotional message for 9th April 2021
Scripture:
“This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds, I will write them,” then He adds, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” Now where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin (Jeremiah 10:16-18, NKJV).
Explanation:
Covenant is a powerful thing and is an agreement, deed or other legal contract that is binding. It is an agreement between God and His people. There are a few crucial covenants in the Bible such as the Noahic Covenant, the Abrahamic Covenant, The Mosaic Covenant, the Davidic Covenant, and the New Covenant.
Let us examine the Abrahamic Covenant. God established His covenant with Abraham and His descendants thus: When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. And I will make My covenant between Me and you and will multiply you exceedingly.” Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying: “As for Me, behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations. No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you. Also, I give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.” And God said to Abraham: “As for you, you shall keep My covenant, you, and your descendants after you throughout their generations (Genesis 17:1-9, NKJV). Abraham fulfilled His part of the covenant through faith in the promise of God. For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” (Romans 4:3, NKJV). Abraham performed his part by believing in God.
The Old Testament was good however Jesus has been a surety of a better covenant – The new Covenant. He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises (Hebrews 8:6, NKJV). And for this reason, He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance (Hebrews 9:15, NKJV). The New Covenant was a fulfilment of the prophecy of Jeremiah saying, “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds, I will write them,” then He adds, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” Now where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin (Jeremiah 10:16-18, NKJV).
The New Covenant gives us a better access to God and His Power. We now have authority over evils and darkness of this world. It is important to discover this secret of our authority to bind and loose the grip of wickedness in this World. This is possible because now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ (Ephesians 2:13, NKJV). This is how Jesus sealed the covenant: And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”
Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins (Matthew 26:26-28, NKJV). We seal this covenant with the Holy Communion. Many have testified Divine health and healing even by partaking in the Holy Communion. Knowing how to exercise the Covenant has eternal implication for Divine health and Healing. Glory be to God.
Stay tune as we continue further tomorrow. Remain uncommonly blessed.
Confession:
I have a covenant with God Almighty. I am covenanted child. I am a light to the gentiles. The word of God is in my mouth. For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, it is piercing even to the division of my soul and spirit, and of my joints and marrow, and is a discerner of my thoughts and intents of the heart.
I prosper in all my ways and have good success daily, monthly and all years to the Glory of God in the name of Jesus. My body is healthy and strong. I refuse sickness, diseases, and evils of this world. I exercise my dominion over devil and the cohorts of darkness. From today I declare my victory and protection in the name of Jesus.
Further Reading scriptures to meditate:
“I, the Lord, have called You in righteousness, and will hold Your hand; I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the Gentiles,(Isaiah 42:6, NKJV).
In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”(1 Corinthians 11:25, NKJV).
