Please read Psalm 25.
Meditate on verse 14.
The secret of the LORD is for those who fear Him,
and He will make them know His covenant.
This is the first time covenant
is used in the Psalms. In Hebrew, the
language of the Old Testament, beriyth
is the word for covenant. Beriyth is the ancient practice of
solemnifying a promise between two people by passing between an animal that has
been cut in half and saying these words: “If I break the promise I am making
with you, may what happened to this animal or worse happen to me.”
Covenants are serious.
If you are in a covenant relationship with God through Jesus Christ
(John 14:6), then God takes His relationship with you very seriously. Because of covenant, you can pray Psalm 25
with confidence like David did. God
keeps His covenant promises; therefore:
1.
God pardons your iniquity (v. 11).
2.
God remembers His compassion and lovingkindness
toward you (v. 6).
3.
God protects you (v.15).
4.
God is intimate with you (v.14).
Pray Psalm 25:4-7 over yourself and those for whom you stand
guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).
“Make _______ and me know Your ways, O LORD;
teach us Your paths. Lead us in Your truth and teach us.
For You are the God of our
salvation; for You we wait all the day.
Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and Your lovingkindness,
for they have been from of old.
Do not remember the sins of our
youth or our transgressions;
according to Your lovingkindness,
remember us.
For Your goodness’ sake, LORD Jesus~”
*Observe covenant
as you read God’s Word. It is an
important repeated word throughout Scripture.
Covenant weaves the Bible together; it is the heart of God the Father,
and covenant is the reason you can be in a relationship with Jesus Christ.
(I, Marsha Harvell, wrote The Covenant Maker: Knowing God and His Promises for Salvation and
Marriage to help people better understand the concept of covenant.
You can learn more about the book at GodsGreaterGrace.com.)
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