“The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.” Jimmy Carter’s closing remarks during Nobel Peace Prize address
The Covenants of our almighty, triune Godhead, gifted us salvation in Jesus!
The unmerited and undeserving love of God for His creation.
In His image we were made!
Genesis 3:19
In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread
Till you return to the ground,
For out of it you were taken;
For dust you are,
And to dust you shall return.”
The covenant made with Adan still exists to this day. We live in a world that is under the curse BUT Jesus has ended it in His birth, death and resurrection! It is finished in Him. Those He sets free are free indeed!! Believe in Him who accomplished what we could not.
Genesis 8:20-22 Then Noah built an altar to the Lord, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. 21 And the Lord smelled a soothing aroma. Then the Lord said in His heart, “I will never again curse the ground for man’s sake, although the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done. 22 “While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night Shall not cease.”
The covenant made with Noah is the start of the thread of God’s salvation for His creation because in His image we are made.
Genesis 9:5-7 5 Surely for your lifeblood I will demand a reckoning; from the hand of every beast I will require it, and from the hand of man. From the hand of every man’s brother I will require the life of man. 6 “Whoever sheds man’s blood, By man his blood shall be shed; For in the image of God He made man. 7 And as for you, be fruitful and multiply; Bring forth abundantly in the earth And multiply in it.”
Mankind was made in the image of God and life was breathed into us by the very hand of God. Life is precious and we only love others because He loved us first!
Genesis 9:12-17 And God said: “This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: 13 I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. 14 It shall be, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow shall be seen in the cloud; 15 and I will remember My covenant which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 The rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will look on it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” 17 And God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is on the earth.”
Never again will God destroy the world in a flood. This is an everlasting promise to Noah and in this covenant to us.
Romans 8:19-22 For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; 21 because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now.
In that scarlet thread of the blood of Jesus redemption has arrived for mankind which God prepared beforehand since the beginning of the fall of Adam. All of the evil that was wrought in satan will be reversed into the glorious gift of salvation in Him.
Romans 2:24-27 For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance. 26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
Eye has not seen nor ear heard what God has prepared for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. The whole of creation waits for the rising of the sons of God through Jesus. Carla
The revelation of the sons of God refer to the final unveiling of God’s family of glorified humanity—those glorified through faith in Christ. Sin affected more than humanity’s relationship to God; creation itself was spoiled and suffered decay. The one who subjected it is usually identified as God, acting in response to the sin of Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:17–19). In contrast, the presentation of a hopeful future is characteristic of God (Romans 15:13). Creation will benefit from the freedom afforded to the children of God through Christ. The created order is in turmoil. Like God’s people, it is longing for Christ’s return, when He will liberate the world from death and decay (Revelation 21:1). This restoration is a prominent theme of the Old Testament prophets (Isaiah 35:1–10). Faithlife Study Bible
Earnest expectation literally means “to watch with outstretched neck.” Creation is impatient to see the revelation of the sons of God. Futility, which means “vanity, emptiness,” refers to the curse on creation (Genesis 3:17–19). Creation awaits the coming glory because it also will be delivered. The bondage of corruption further describes the futility of verse 20. Nature is a slave to decay and death because of sin. The NKJV Study Bible
Acts 3:21 whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.
2 Peter 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.
Our world lost a bright light today.
President Jimmy Carter died peacefully, age 100.
In his words, “I have one life and one chance to make it count for something. I'm free to choose what that something is, and the something I've chosen is my faith. Now, my faith goes beyond theology and religion and requires considerable work and effort. My faith demands—this is not optional—my faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson prompted us, “To know that even one life has breathed easier because you lived, this is to have succeeded.”
So, let us pause today, to honor President Carter by remembering that because of him, life is healthier, better, and safer not just for one life, but for millions.
Here’s what does my heart good; he reminded us that kindness and gentle acts of goodness really do matter. And they make a difference. Sabbath Moments
Covenant Blessing of Israel
God established a covenant to bless a man named Abram in Genesis 12:1-3. This covenant passed from Abram to his son Isaac, then from Isaac to his son Jacob, then from Jacob to his 12 sons, who became the nation of Israel. The covenant blessing was given from father to son but was confirmed and carried out by God Himself.
In its simplest form, covenants are binding agreements that define a relationship between the parties involved. In Genesis, there are human covenants between one person and another (Genesis 21:27-32; Genesis 26:26-31; Genesis 31:44-54) as well as divine covenants between God and people (Genesis 9:11; Genesis 15:18; Genesis 17:21). These covenants always included an oath and often included food - "a meal and a deal." Divine covenants tell us about God's expectations for us in relationship to Him and about God's faithfulness in relationship to us. First5
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