Spiritual Nuggets: PARTIES INVOLVED IN A COVENANT by Kenny Folarin

Numbers 23:18-19 The Christian life and experience is all about the covenant. A covenant is an agreement or contract that is legally binding. When we don’t understand the meaning of a covenant, there is no way we can enjoy or benefit from any covenant relationship. The surest guarantee of divine intervention and victory is the Blood Covenant. God intentionally struck a covenant relationship with man so that we do not have to beg for anything and to make things objective not subjective; if you do your part of the covenant you would benefit the blessings attached to the covenant. Unlike the idols served in Africa which have to be appeased through shedding of blood to generate blessings and prosperity, God is a God of principles not just sacrifice. There are two dimensions in which covenants operate are: Between two people of equal status; this involves two organizations coming together to overcome the market and attract more consumers. Second, between two people of unequal status; this is the relationship man has with God. This type of the covenant is usually initiated by the stronger party because he wants to offer protection to the weaker party. The effectiveness of the covenant is determined by the integrity of the covenanters.

When there is no integrity in a covenant, the covenant will fail. In the covenant arrangement the integrity of God is intact; God has so much that it doesn’t take Him anything to bless us, the only problem God has with man is how to manage him. God is a covenant keeper. He is powerful, The Ultimate, The King of Kings, (psalm 62:11).  When God says something He will do it, He is too powerful not to keep His covenants! He has all resources at His disposal; He can marshal all resources to do His will! When God steps in your life and situation, no decree, human being or force can stop Him because the wisdom and understanding of God is unsearchable; no human being can fathom it, (Isaiah 40:21-28).To appreciate the covenant, we must understand that God cannot lie. Numbers 23:19 says, ‘God is not a man that He should lie,’ and Hebrews 6:13 explains how God swore by Himself to show Abraham that He cannot lie or change His mind. Whatever God says it is, it is correct. The Bible also says, ‘Far be it for God to lie.’ It is not in God’s nature and character to lie. The other party involved in the Unequal Covenant is man. In Genesis 17:1, God spoke to Abraham saying, ‘Walk before me and be blameless.’ In other words God was saying do your part of this covenant and I will do my part. If you stand on God’s covenant- like Daniel -God’s promise will find expression in your life.