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"But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises" (Heb. 8:6).

Our God is a covenant making, covenant keeping God. Well, what is a covenant? A covenant is an arrangement between two parties and it involves mutual obligations, commitment to responsibility and action; it is faithfulness in its purest form with abiding friendship.

There are different types of covenants: the marriage covenant, national covenants, and others. But considering all of these covenants, there is one that is greater; it's a divine-human covenant. Simply put, it's a relationship between God and man.

So here we have God, our heavenly Father, the Divine, entering into a covenant with us, mankind. It's really something, when you think about it: the Creator of the universe willing to enter into a daily working agreement with His creation.

The covenant God made with us covers the scope of our health, our wealth, our length of life, prosperity, and even down to our children's future. It is a covenant of blessings. The covenant we are talking about is the Word of God.

Now where did it all begin? The first covenant mentioned in scripture is in Genesis, chapter 6. God makes a covenant with Noah and signifies it today by the rainbow. Anytime we see a rainbow, it reminds us of the covenant God made with man, saying He will never destroy the world by water again.

Then God initiated a covenant with Abraham. When Adam and Eve failed, they fell out of relationship with God. They could not get back in fellowship with God unless He initiated it. They couldn't initiate it because they were now soiled in sin and couldn't approach God. Only God could approach them. So God chose to enter into a divine-human covenant with man.

There were five parts to the covenant between God and Abraham:
  1. It established a relationship between Abraham and His creator.
  2. It brought blessings for the children of Israel and for the seed of Abraham.
  3. It established that all families of the earth would be blessed.
  4. Abraham would be blessed personally.
  5. Abraham's seed would take control of the gates of his enemy.
Abraham's blessings are our blessings. Because we are the seed of Abraham, we have a right to everything that he had. And when we walk in covenant with God, blessings will be produced in our life.

Scripture References: Deuteronomy 5:2-3; 7:12

Keith Butler Ministries
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