Our Covenant God (Ps. 103:17-18)

But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting
On those who fear Him,
And His righteousness to children’s children,
To such as keep His covenant,
And to those who remember His commandments to do them.
(Psalm 103:17-18, NKJV)

Our God is a covenant God. This may not seem like much, but that’s only if you don’t really understand covenant. Covenant by definition comes “From the Hebrew berith, it is translated ‘will,’ ‘covenant,’ and ‘testament,’ and comes from the word translated ‘to cut’” (www.believersweb.org). Further definition includes: “A covenant in the strict biblical sense is not a joint obligation but rather a commitment one makes to another. A covenant is a relationship wherein the party making the covenant binds himself to fulfill certain conditions” (www.believersweb.org).

So why is this important for us as believers? Because God, the God of the universe, chose to be in relationship with us. He chose to commit to us whether or not commit to Him. That is so significant.

God made covenant with Abraham, Noah, Moses … and with us. Covenant from the Old Testament was a promise of salvation and redemption. Abraham would be the father of an entire people—the chosen people of God. Noah and his family were the only people saved when God covered the earth with a flood. And God covenanted with Noah to never destroy the world in the same way. Moses led God’s chosen people to the land promised to them.

We, however, are blessed with an even greater covenant: We are redeemed through the shedding of Jesus Christ’s blood. God “cut covenant” with us through that blood, and we are saved. We are in relationship with Him.

It’s not about us and what we can do. It’s about Him and what He has already done.