Today is a beautiful day, because Israel keeps the sacred tradition of the Sabbath, “Therefore the people of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, observing the Sabbath throughout their generations, as a covenant forever.” (Exodus 31:16 ESV) Covenant #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because Moses wrote God’s instructions to his people, “Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it in the hearing of the people. An they said, ‘All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.” (Exodus 24:7-8 ESV) Covenant #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday #QuamranCaves
Today is a beautiful day, because God warned his people to protect them from becoming ensnared in false teaching, “You shall make no covenant with them and their gods.” (Exodus 23:32 ESV) Covenant #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Do you qualify under any of the people groups described in the beatitudes? If so, you are blessed! (Matthew 5:3-11 ESV) 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 5 “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because covenants are two-sided agreements; and God rewards those who honor their promise, “Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine.” (Exodus 19:5 ESV) Covenant #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because God hears and does not forget, “Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the people of Israel whom the Egyptians hold as slaves, and I have remembered my covenant.” (Exodus 6:5 ESV) Covenant #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because God spoke to Moses about his covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, saying, “I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they lived as sojourners.” (Exodus 6:4 ESV) Covenant #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because Jacob entered into covenant with his father-in-law, Laban, “Come, now, let us make a covenant, you and I. And let it be a witness between you and me….God is witness between you and me.” (Genesis 31:44,50 ESV) Covenant #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because the Philistines filled Abraham’s well with dirt after his death, but Isaac made his own covenant with Abimelech at Beersheba, who said, “We see plainly that the LORD has been with you. So we said, let there be a sworn pact between us, between you and us, and let … Read more