The next facet of God’s name Elohim, is the God Who makes covenants. A covenant is stronger than a promise as we know it. A covenant is a binding agreement between two parties, a life long commitment, and a guarantee. God’s covenant, or promises, are between Himself and His people.
The name Elohim, first appears in Genesis 9:11-13. God declared to Noah that He would never destroy the earth by a flood again. He gave us a rainbow as a reminder of that covenant. God also used the name Elohim when He promised Abraham that Abraham’s descendants would be as numerous as the stars in heaven. (Genesis 15:2-6) Abraham believed in that promise even though he and his wife were childless and well beyond child bearing years.
The greatest covenant God has given to mankind is salvation. Romans 10:9 “ If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” Once we make the decision to allow Jesus to be Lord of our life, we are joined into a covenant relationship with God which gives us access to all of His promises.
When God makes a covenant with man, it is an agreement that He will not break. God differs from man in that He does does not change. He is the same yesterday, today and forever; and He cannot lie.
Numbers 23:19 says, “God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent (change His thinking). Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken and will He not make it good and fulfill it?”
Hebrews 6:16-18 states, “Now when people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves to hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding. 17 God also bound Himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that He would never change His mind. 18 So God has given both His promise and His oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie.”
Think for a moment of the importance of these two truths...God can’t lie and He is faithful to His Word. God and His Word can be trusted in and through every circumstance. That statement gives me such a sense of security, knowing I can trust God completely and believe what He says is Truth.
Our faith grows as we begin to believe God’s Truth, His Word. We can depend on His promises and know that for every situation we face in life, God has an anecdote.
There is no situation that we can go through that God does not have an answer. God’s desire is always to be reconciled with His people and to bless us. Even when we feel we are alone God is saying: “I will never [under any circumstances] desert you [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], nor will I forsake or let you down or relax My hold on you [assuredly not]. Hebrews 13:5
What an awesome promise. Just knowing God is always with me brings enormous peace and comfort.
I encourage you to stretch your faith, believe His Word and allow God to change your life.
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