I was thinking about the covenant names of God this evening when a thought occurred to me…do we really understand what covenant means? So I thought I would look it up:

cov·e·nant   n.

1. A binding agreement; a compact.
2. Law.
   1. A formal sealed agreement or contract.
   2. A suit to recover damages for violation of such a contract.
3. In the Bible, God's promise to the human race.

A covenant is a binding agreement. A covenant can be described as a law. A covenant is God’s promise to us. So we could safely say, a covenant is a binding law to those who are in Christ. In understanding that God’s covenant to us is binding, legal, and a promise let’s turn to the covenant names or the promising names, or the binding names of God:

Ø      Adonai-Jehovah -- The Lord our Sovereign

Ø      Jehovah-Eloheenu -- The Lord our God

Ø      Jehovah-Hoseenu -- The Lord our Maker

Ø      Jehovah-Rohi -- The Lord our Shepherd

Ø      Jehovah-Shammah -- The Lord is Present

Ø      Jehovah-Sabaoth -- The Lord of Hosts

Ø      Jehovah-Mekaddishkem -- The Lord our Sanctifier

Ø      Jehovah-Tsidkenu -- The Lord our Righteousness

Ø      Jehovah-Shalom -- The Lord our Peace

Ø      Jehovah-Ropheka -- The Lord our Healer

Ø      Jehovah-Nissi -- The Lord our Banner

Ø      Jehovah-Jireh -- The Lord our Provider

Ø      Jehovah-Elohim -- The Eternal Creator

Ø      El-Shaddai -- The God Who is Sufficient for the Needs of His People

Ø      El-Olam -- The Everlasting God

Ø      El-Elyon -- The Lord Most High

Now, if these are the promise names of God…who are you going to call upon when you have a need? He marches before us as our banner, declaring that He is Lord! He surrounds us with peace, He is there to heal our hearts, both emotional and physically. He is our Righteousness, praise God. He sanctifies us, He is always present with us, He is our Shepherd, leading us to lush fields and soothing water. He provides us with all our needs. He is the Lord Most High, declaring the wonders of His hands when He speaks life as our Creator and Maker! HE IS El-Shaddai…the God who is MORE THAN ENOUGH! Oh Hallelujah! Who can sing of the wonders of His hands and speak all that He is and all that He can do? Who can write a poem to describe Him? Who can speak of the fullness of His glory? Who can stand before Him? Who can defeat Him? Who can question the authority of His voice? Who can doubt Him? Who can question His love for His children?

Deut 6:6-9
"These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart.
You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them
when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you
lie down and when you rise up. "You shall bind them as a sign on your
hand and they shall be as frontals on your forehead. "You shall write
them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.


All of us have gone to the Christian bookstores and have seen the
beautiful works of art created out of scripture. I'm sure many of us
have at least one of them hanging in our home. I know I do. How many
of us can quote that scripture without looking at it? Do you stop
when passing it and reflect on what it means to us each time we see
it?

God is calling us to keep His word ever before us, to even go so far
as to hang them on our gates and the doorposts of our home and write
them on our hands! Why would we need to do this? I can tell you why I
need to...

I have had some difficulties in life and have found that unless I
listen carefully to the Spirit speaking, I will focus on the problem
rather than the promises. And how easy that is to do. I have purposed
in my heart that I will make it a point NOT to grieve the Holy Spirit
any longer by ignoring the words and teachings given to me to combat
the circumstances that come upon me. God does not promise us a
trouble free life, but He does promise victory in every turn.

Isaiah 30:21 says: Your ears will hear a word behind you, "This is
the way, walk in it," whenever you turn to the right or to the left.

Let us all purpose in our hearts to hang our own scriptures on the
walls, gates and doorposts of our home. Take time to read them as you
walk in and out of your home, room or yard everyday and see what
happens. God has promised us that if we diligently obey His
commandment that we will eat the best of the land! (Isa. 1:19)

Blessings,
Christine

Proverbs 10:22

It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich and He adds no sorrow to it.

This scripture has been running through my mind for the last few days. It came to mind in a study I had with my children as I saw the Word come alive in a Bible lesson. It revealed itself to me vividly when my son came to me and said sin was like the fire in the fireplace, it consumes everything it touches. It came to me last night as my husband called and told me he would be late for dinner because the transmission went out in our only running vehicle on his way home from work. This scripture screamed out loud to me when the next morning we were able to fix our old truck for 129.00 that just happened to be in the budget and we found a rebuilt transmission for our suburban for 150.00 and we could pay it when our tax return came in!

The blessing referred to here is not just a financial one. It is a richness of life, of family, of love and of finances. It has been revealing itself to me in an abundance that is dizzying. So next time you feel you are facing something that is larger than you are, remember this promise, among the many the Lord has given us, The blessing of the Lord makes rich and He adds NO SORROW TO IT!

Praise the Lord forevermore!