In the book of Jeremiah 6: 16 the Holy Spirit admonishes “Thus says the Lord, stand ye in the ways,
and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good ways, and walk therein,
and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, we will not walk
therein”. Because the children of Israel did not walk in the ancient paths,
they did not enjoy the rest that God had predestinated for them. For 430 years
the children of Israel were in slavery.
You will agree with me that slavery comes with heavy
poverty. That was until God remembered
his covenant and visited them. Then the York of poverty was broken and their
status was changed overnight from slaves to free millionaires. Psalms 105: 37.
It was on the basis of the covenant that they received a transformation. This
shows that the children of Israel went into slavery and continued in it because
they forsook the covenant of their fathers; Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Let’s
understand this covenants:
THE COVENANT
FOUNDATION
Friends, as believers God has left for us the promise of
blessings and this promise only works on the basis of his covenant. When you
walk in the covenant of God, he will confirm his blessings upon your life. This
promise of blessedness is not a vague promise but rather it is founded on a
solid foundation. The bible says that his works are already complete before the
foundation of the word (Hebrew 4:3) therefore,
your blessedness in life has already been settled in Christ Jesus. The foundation of your blessedness is the death of Jesus Christ on the cross and his
resurrection from the dead. 2
Corinthians 8:9. so the end reults of the grace of our lord Jesus Christ to us as believers is
blessedness. And the proof of this
blessedness is the abundance of all things. 2 Corinthians 9:8. But you provoke the the blessings into practical
manifestation in your life as you walk in the covenant of the Almighty God.
Reference: Pastor Ada Adekunle ( world mission agencies march 2018 )
