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Covenant: It’s one of those old English words that is not used much anymore but is still understood.

Covenant:

(בְּרִית, berith; διαθήκη, diathēkē).

A sacred kinship bond between two

parties, ratified by swearing an oath.

noun an agreement.

noun an agreement.

• Law a contract drawn up by deed.

• Law a clause in a contract.

• Theology an agreement which brings about a relationship of commitment between God and his people.

The Jewish faith is based on the biblical covenants made with Abraham, Moses, and David.

See also Ark of the Covenant.verb

[no object] agree by lease, deed, or other legal contract: the landlord covenants to repair the property.

noun an agreement.

• Law a contract drawn up by deed.

• Law a clause in a contract.

• Theology an agreement which brings about a relationship of commitment between God and his people.

The Jewish faith is based on the biblical covenants made with Abraham, Moses, and David.

See also Ark of the Covenant.

verb [no object] agree by lease, deed, or other legal contract: the landlord covenants to repair the property.

Covenant has a special meaning in the bible.

More than a promise

We call marriage a covenant.

Aside from a bride and groom there are 3 important factors in a marriage:

Minister - marriage is a covenant between a couple and their God

Best Man

Witness

Best man’s job was to stand and confirm that these two were married and if divorce or infidelity entered the picture on any party the Best Man was to gather all the witnesses (that’s why you sign the guest registry) and you were to appear in court and establish that these two were married.

The penalties of breaking the covenant were already established in the law!

Today we say: I promise… I sware…

And we break those promises because we don’t understand the process of going into covenant.

Covenant is not just a statement of intent - its an agreement to consequence if you don’t follow through!

A sign of the time of the End are people will be promise breakers!

This word covenant is important!

The words fellowship, communion, concord, part and agreement

All deal with covenant!

We go into covenant with things that we plan, do repeatedly, habits

attitudes and spirits

How can you go into covenant with someone or something that is the antithesis of all you stand for?

How can you go into covenant with someone or something that is the antithesis of all you stand for?

Here is what going into covenant with an unbeliever looks like...

Here is the covenant - you are going to give me 10 wingnuts by 9 am tomorrow morning or you will have to eat black eyes peas every night for dinner…

For me there could be no stronger motivation!

For someone who likes black eyed peas it may be motivation to deliver the wingnuts by 9:30…

We have the child's story of Peter Rabbit… who when caught and was about to be punished begged not to be thrown into the briar patch - look at the thorns, the ugly, the pain…

So they did not realizing that he had been bred and born in the briar patch!

When you go in covenant with an unbeliever or an unbelievers situation

When you go in covenant with an unbeliever

This could be ppl or situation or places of habits we develop...

What you assume is a bad outcome is often the outcome the unbeliever desired all the time.

Intended of the enemy

What or who are you in covenant with?

How important is this covenant?

Your very life exists by covenant!

You are born and life will continue as long as you breath

BUT there is consequences to breaking the covenant with life!

You stop breathing and you die...

It’s a covenant between you, your body and the Giver of Life!

ourlives are a covenant - breath w life

When you go into covenant with something you give your life to it!

What are you in covenant with?

Do you allow it to trump your covenant with God?