Covenant Love

Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.~Deuteronomy 7:9

I love to read scriptures about God’s complete authority and faithfulness.  The truth of His word comforts me.  Just knowing that my God does not fail, lie, or disappoint gives me peace and assurance.  The Lord has entered into a covenant with His people.  Let me make this personal, He has entered into a covenant with me.  A covenant of love, mercy, forgiveness, and grace.  I have been chosen by God. He has adopted me into the family and calls me His own!  Wow!  

I have no special qualifications.  I am just an ordinary girl who was lost, sitting in a dunghill of mess, but he still wanted me.  He took me out of all it and has given me they keys to His mansion.  Blessings upon blessings He has bestowed upon me.  Not because of who I am, but because of Who He is.  He is God.

It would be easy to stop right here and focus on what He has given me, all of the hope, joy, goodness, and promises that I can’t even imagine.  Yet, there is more to the covenant.  A covenant is a contract whereby people who enter into it agree to certain conditions.  God without a doubt keeps His end of the “deal”.  He is faithful even when I am not.  He never falls short and extends me in my limited state.  However, His amazing grace does not negate my responsibility and my part in the covenant. 

Yes, He established the covenant.  Gave His life to make it even easier for me to be up under it.  God has done all of the heavy lifting.  He cleansed me with His blood, paying for my debt of sin.  He has justified me and redeemed me.  He has shown me the gate that I must enter in and given me access to it.  He has done it all, yet I sometimes I still act like I have nothing to do.  As if there is no requirement on my part.  That is a selfish attitude and a misguided  one.  I can’t abuse God’s grace.  If I want to experience the promises of God.  If I want to be under the covering that His covenant provides I need to keep His commandments.  What He asks me to do is not hard. He has commanded me to love Him with everything I got ( heart, soul, mind, ) and to love my neighbor ( Mathew 22:37-39). He has given me a easy time; the best deal ever and I am grateful.

Father I thank You for your faithfulness.  You are God and You are good.  Forgive me those times when I am lazy and complacent.  Help me to do my part.  May I love You with a sincere love.  May it be live in action as I seek to love others and be a servant.  Not just in words but in deeds.  I thank You for enduring and everlasting love.  In Jesus name. Amen