Covenant of Love

Read Deuteronomy 7-8
 
Deuteronomy 7:12-15 If you pay attention to these laws and are careful to follow them, then the Lord your God will keep his covenant of love with you, as he swore to your forefathers. 13 He will love you and bless you and increase your numbers. He will bless the fruit of your womb, the crops of your land — your grain, new wine and oil — the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks in the land that he swore to your forefathers to give you. 14 You will be blessed more than any other people; none of your men or women will be childless, nor any of your livestock without young. 15 The Lord will keep you free from every disease. He will not inflict on you the horrible diseases you knew in Egypt, but he will inflict them on all who hate you.
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Deuteronomy 8:3-4 He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. 4 Your clothes did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years.
 
PRAISE God for the beauty and the joy of these words! What glorious promises.
    The Bible instructs us regarding the many covenants – promises – God makes with mankind. Some are for a particular time; others are for God’s eternal plan. For example, God promised Adam a Savior would come, Noah a flood will never again destroy the world, Abraham he will make a great nation, and the church, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.” (Luke 22:20b) All of the Bible’s covenants can be defined as Moses does here, “his covenant of love”.
    These words defines God’s loving will for his people. When people say, “The God of the Old Testament (Promise) is a vengeful, judging God.” they must know, instead, love motivates the Holy Trinity. In love he has formed, protected and prospered those who love him. Throughout Scripture God is the perfect Father, who sacrifices for his family. He provides all material needs, even blesses their animals. Health and strength embrace his children.  
    As Israel prepares to enter the Promised Land, they can see the evidence of the Father’s future blessings in the 40-year desert journey. God reminds them they had all they needed to eat. Their clothes did not wear out. Their feet were healthy – only one pair of shoes was all they needed!
    As you consider the future, consider closely God’s hand on your life. Look to the many ways he has blessed your life. Trust he will continue to care for you. Know what the Father has done; believe and trust what the Father will do.
      
Psalms 145:13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The Lord is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he has made.