February 13
In order for a contract to be binding, it must be followed to the letter. For example, if you submit a contract to purchase a house that stipulates the sellers must repair a leak in the roof before you’ll finalize the purchase, indeed, they must do so if they wish you to buy the home they have for sale.
God has entered into a contractual agreement with His people and it affects every aspect of our lives. God will never renege on any part of His commitment to us, but we can cause the contract He’s set before us to be null and void if we are unwilling to comply with our part of the agreement.
The most essential element of our covenant (contract) with God is our salvation. In Acts 16:31 we are told, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved.” Jesus has already paid the price for our salvation at Calvary, but if we don’t believe He did, and therefore don’t accept what He did to purchase our salvation, we will not be saved.
In order then to reap the covenant blessings—and there are many of them—we must do as we are admonished in Deuteronomy 29:9: “Observe the words of the covenant and follow them so that you will succeed in everything you do.” Study the Bible, discover the promises God has made within its pages. Accept them as your own and comply with their stipulations—then reap His great reward!
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