The Covenant-Making God.

Two nights ago while spending time with my family outside there were literally thousands of stars visible, and I was reminded if the story of Abraham in Genesis 15:

After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.” But Abram said, “Lord God, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” Then Abram said, “Look, You have given me no offspring; indeed one born in my house is my heir!” And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir.” Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness. (Genesis 15:1-6 NKJV)

I have always been blessed by this portion of scripture, but while I was re-reading it, I noticed that Abraham asked, "how will I know you will do this for me?" And it is here we see the  blood covenant God made with Abraham insuring He would do what He had promised. Gen.15:10-21

I love the fact that God put Abraham to sleep while he made the covenant. God declaring His promise was based upon His ability to perform not Abraham's! The same is even more true for us as followers of Christ, but we have a better covenant!

I found a powerful scripture that said that God's will for our life is based upon our covenant with Christ and His ability to perform, and not ours. 

Now, may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever, Amen. (Hebrews 13:20, 21 NKJV)

Be blessed knowing that our God is a covenant making, covenant keeping God who will, no doubt, perform everything He promises you!

-Kent

Rest and receive your miracle!

I received this message this morning, and  I felt so inspired by it that I wanted to share it with you all. I hope it blesses you as much as it has blessed me.
-Kent

Rest and Receive Your Miracle

Hebrews 4:9. “There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.”

In the healing of the paralyzed man at the pool of Bethesda (John 5:1-16), Jesus knew that for 38 years, the man had been flat on his back, unable to do anything for himself or others, no matter how hard he struggled.

In the case of the woman oppressed with a spirit of infirmity (Luke 13:10–13), Jesus knew that the woman had been bowed over for 18 years. And in that condition, she saw very little that was beautiful in life, only the dusty ground, dirty sandals and bruised feet.

What about the man with a withered hand? (Luke 6:6–10) Jesus knew from His carpenter days how a useless hand could have easily given the man a very poor sense of self-worth.

I believe that all three of them must have struggled for so long to get back on their feet, to try to lift themselves up, to attempt to do something about their situations, only to be disappointed each time they failed. In fact, they got so frustrated with striving to get better that by the time they met Jesus, they had probably given up trying to change their situations.

It was then that Jesus came and extended His offer to turn their situations around. And when they embraced His offer, they received the miracles that they had sought for so long.

You too may have been struggling to get back on your feet, or to lift yourself out of the problem that has sorely weighed you down. You have attempted to do whatever you could, hoping that it would amount to something, but you have been frustrated time and again. My friend, God wants you to cease from all your struggling and accept the offer He extends to turn your situation around.

It is no coincidence that all three of them received their miracles on the Sabbath, the day of rest for the Jews. God’s Word says, “There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.” The day you cease from your own laboring and striving, and rest in the finished work of Christ, is the day you receive your miracle.

Jesus has done all the work. Whatever you need has been provided for at the cross. So just be at rest and receive your miracle!

From the Joseph Prince Ministries Daily Grace Inspirations