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Written by Keith Butler
"And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established forever before thee: thy throne shall be established forever. According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David" (2 Sam. 7:16-17).
Did you know that God was the initiator of every covenant in the Bible? He was always coming to man. He wanted to enter into covenant with us so that we could be blessed. He knew He was God and higher than lowly man, but He still wanted to be with us.
Now the very reason God wanted to have covenant with man was because He loved us so much. Do you know that God loves you? I am going to say that again just so you don't forget it - God loves you more than anything in this whole world.
Second Samuel 7:8 is an example of God initiating a covenant with man. It was an everlasting covenant. The word "everlasting" means for all times. Why was God entering into an everlasting covenant? What if man messed up or failed - then what? Didn't they have to act on the covenant? Wasn't God putting His neck on the line here? Yet and still this covenant was everlasting.
Well, man did mess up. Listen to the last words of David in 2 Samuel 23:5, "Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant...."
So all the kings after David moved away from God. And because of their sin, Israel was divided and is still scattered all over the world today. Then how can God have an everlasting covenant with a nation that no longer exists?
Well, Matthew 1:1 shows us that Jesus picked up right where David's line messed up. It is the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, and of Abraham. Jesus came to fulfill that everlasting covenant.
That's why it's important for believers to recognize that there is a covenant available for us. And God will always keep up His end of the covenant, even if we don't because He is just and full of mercy.
So if you've missed it today, come back to God. He loves you. His blessings are still waiting for you. You can still prosper, get healed, get help, and have everything God has for you. God will never turn His back on you, regardless of what you do. His covenant and His love for you are from everlasting to everlasting.
Scripture References: 2 Samuel 7:8-17; Jeremiah 32:38-40
Keith Butler Ministries
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