Get in or get out

REVELATION: Get in or get out! This is basically the teaching on covenant, less the sugar coating of today's religious teachers. God wants to show his goodness to all, but is able to do so only for those who come into a true covenant relationship with Him. Either get into a clear cut covenant relationship with Him or get out of the twilight zone of your deception. This is what a lot of our people need to hear today.

Gen. 9:9 (NKJV) “And as for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you and with your descendants after you..."

Covenant is the basis of every true relationship. Now this can be confusing, especially for people who have a humanistic idea of who God is. Jesus spoke of God's goodness to all, but this expresses His heart to all, as in a general principle. In reality, the Lord has his specific dealings with every single individual and also with different groups of people, cultures and nations.

"...He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust." (Mat 5:45)

What Jesus taught people is God's basic commitment to the well-being of the human race, which is very similar to Gen. 8:21-22. God says he will not judge the world as in the days of Noah (oh, yeah, the flood did happen!). Which shows that God is fundamentally committed to the well being of the human race. Having said that, let's allow Scripture to balance itself with Scripture.

Heb. 10:29 (NKJV) "Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace?"

In other words, God wants to bless all people, but due to specific variables, He's really not able to. Looking at His relationship with Israel, God has always been seeking the well-being of the descendants of Abraham, but in reality He had to chastise them over and over again.

Get this: God wants to bless all people, but is able to really demonstrate the fulness of His goodness only to those who come into a covenant relationship with Him.


OBSERVATION: It's heartbreaking to watch so many people respond to the Spirit of God, "try" to walk the walk and then jump ship in the middle of the journey. So many people want to reduce YHWH to a principle, tradition or an experience. But he is a real, actual person who wants to share his nature, power, zoe life and gifts with us. But he can only do this under the condition of covenant. This involves us stepping out in faith.

IMPLICATION: It takes faith to dig into the Bible. Too many people allow being busy, stressed out or lazy to get in the way of developing a real relationship with the Lord. Then they wonder why God's withholding His blessings from them. He's not. But He needs our pressing in before He can reveal Himself with us and share with us his blessing. Otherwise any wicked person would be able to just call out God the way people call out their dog, not?

So God, the ultimate Ruler of all things, won't respond to arrogance or casualness. There is protocol, as with any royalty.

Just going to church ain't gonna do it, my friend! If you want the real thing, you'll have to bare your heart, soul and life and come to terms with the One who spoke and the worlds came into existence. Still wanna fool around? Still want to do your own carnal thing? Go ahead! Make up your mind and either go all the way in sin and enjoy yourself, or step out of it and come into the light. Who needs the double life? Do yourself a favor and become single-minded. Choose covenant or reject covenant. But be in the clear what's going on, what your status is.

Jesus came primarily for this purpose: to cut a new covenant between God and mankind. He represented God to mankind and mankind to God. He was the Promise and the sacrifice all at the same time. Can't be in covenant with God without Jesus. Isn't it amazing how many people still don't get it?! If you don't understand God's covenant approach to his creation, you can't even understand His teaching or ways.

This is the time to get it right and align ourselves with the Chosen One through covenant!