THE COVENANT KEEPING GOD

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DEUTERONOMY 7:1-11

When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou; Vs 1
And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them: Vs 2
Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son. Vs 3
For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly. Vs 4
But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire. Vs 5
For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. Vs 6
The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people: Vs 7
But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Vs 8
Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations; Vs 9
And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face. Vs 10
Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which I command thee this day, to do them. Vs 11

It is heart warming to know about our faithful and trustworthy God who makes and keeps covenants.

This is because faithfulness is an uncommon commodity among men

Men hardly keep covenant because of their inborn faithfulness. God is different, He keeps covenants and mercies with them that love Him and keep all His commandments to generations.

Generations here simply means that His covenant is un-ending.

God commanded His people to be set apart, separate unique and peculiar. This does not mean separation out of hate, or discrimination but that His people should be a people of godly lifestyle as different from the people.

God's relationship with man is like the marriage relationship, It is therefore a covenant relationship.

Concerning other nations God drove them out of their land. He commanded that His people who replaced them that they should never make any covenant with them. He is a jealous God.

Celebrating God's faithfulness is celebrating a covenant, for you as a Christian, this covenant has an incomparable strength in the blood of Jesus with which it was sealed.

All you need to do is to fear God and keep His commandments.

Do you love God? If you do, you will keep His commandments. There are many things you stand to gain in Christ when through obedience you enter into this covenant relationship with God.

Maybe you do not have this relationship yet, the New Month can open a new chapter in your life as you come to Jesus today.

Possibly you are married to Him, but through disobedience became unfaithful. You can come back today to a God who is opposed to divorce and ask Him for forgiveness.

PRAYER

God, because your loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

You too need to Claim your HEARTs

According to Sirknight, receiving a HEART from markets.jc implies that we first send 2 Acorn or 2Tlos. In the memo, we write a word of congratulation to @Liltom002 I just did mine and am glad to share screenshots of the transactions.

Telos Village Markets - images needed.

So let's get to work on 'Telos Village Markets' images. Let's build a virtual marketplace which is beautiful and vibrant, and a pleasure to visit. This Knight is looking forward to some splendid designs. - @Sirknight

Concerning the Telos Vilage Markets design, I hope to send in my contributions shortly.

Friends, Beatitudes (HEARTs) is for all, Be a part of this Blessing...

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Hey! to you trying to give-up, wait yet a bit. Your sorrows and troubles are not the end of you. You will smile again. Jesus is the bright and morning Sun. He will lighten you day.

To @Steemchurch parishioners. Hold on and keep the hope concerning Telos Village, surely, I believe that many tears shall be wiped away.

I hope to see you all in @Steemchurch Prosperity Village!

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