Seize the Moment – Day 1207
The Stability of Covenant Relationships!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Friday, July 7.
As a pastor, I have the awesome responsibility and sacred privilege to prepare couples for marriage and to officiate their wedding ceremonies. In doing so, I teach and recite the traditional marriage vows multiple times a year – “to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, until we are parted by death. This is my sacred vow.” Biblical marriage is a covenant relationship, meaning the promise is made with God to one another. It is a firm foundation on which to build one’s life, giving you clarity and conviction for everything else you desire to do.
Psalm 89 is a word of instruction about the covenant relationship God has promised to His chosen people. It gives clarity to the psalmist through the highs and lows of life, an unwavering conviction by which to live and make decisions. It is important to note that Ethan the Ezrahite established the firm foundation for this fifty-two-verse psalm in the first four verses:
I will sing of the lovingkindness of the Lord forever; to all generations I will make known Your faithfulness with my mouth. For I have said, “Lovingkindness will be built up forever; in the heavens You will establish Your faithfulness.” “I have made a covenant with My chosen; I have sworn to David My servant, I will establish your seed forever and build up your throne to all generations.” Selah.
The stability of all covenant relationships is found in God’s lovingkindess and faithfulness; it’s God’s idea to build our lives on Him – He is a firm foundation! Until you understand the character of God, that He is the immovable rock of covenant loyalty and unwavering faithfulness, your theology will be muddied by the shifting sands of human frailties and lukewarm sentimentalities.
God bless you!
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