Quotes about Covenant

Marriage. The roots are deep. The covenant is solid. The love is sweet. Life is hard. And God is good.

The Israelites frequently forsook God, and he as frequently forsook them. But when they repented and returned to him, he remembered his covenant and delivered them from their distresses.

The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy" (Rev. 19:10). A testimony prophesies what is possible again. It declares another miracle is now available. It illustrates to all who will listen, the nature of God and His covenant with mankind.

When we reduce our influence to elections and popular vote, we disgrace the One who covenanted with us never to leave us or forsake us. That political spirit is the leaven Jesus warned us of in Mark 8 when He said to be careful of the leaven of Herod. The political system is real, but it is seriously inferior to the Kingdom of God.

Moses experienced this amazing relationship of friendship with God under an inferior covenant. And it is improper to expect superior blessings from an inferior covenant.

God. Psalm 25:14 says, The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him, and He will show them His covenant.

The people who are most vulnerable to overextending themselves on behalf of ministry relationships are people who struggle with intimacy—both with God and others. Ministry can be a great place for them to feel connected and loved, but the truth is, without the accountability that only comes from covenant friendships, they are just being set up for burnout or compromise.

Personal integrity implies such trustworthiness and incorruptibility that we are incapable of being false to a trust or covenant.

Marriage is not mainly about prospering economically. It is mainly about displaying the covenant keeping love between Christ and his Church

Engage in specific prayer. And engage in promise-based prayer. Stand on the firm foundation of God's covenant. "Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence" (Heb. 4:16 NIV).

In the evening, when we were alone like that, Uncle Willie didn't stutter or shake or give any indication that he had an affliction. It seemed that the peace of a day's ending was an assurance that the covenant God made with children, Negroes and the crippled was still in effect.

Even of marriage, the Lord said the two shall become one flesh. He did not say we'd become one heart. He did not say we'd become one mind.