Genesis 17:2.4-8 “I will establish My covenant between Me and you, And I will multiply you exceedingly…As for me, behold, My covenant is with you, And you will be the father of a multitude of nations…For I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings will come forth from you. I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you. I will give to you and to your descendants after you, the land your sojourning, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.”
Psalm 105:8 “He has remembered His covenant forever, The word which He commanded to a thousand generations.”
The most impactful moment for me while in Israel came the night before my last day in the nation. We had gathered together for worship. Afterward, we were blessed to hear from the owner of the touring company. This man was a powerful anointed Jewish Christian who spoke to us with passion, faith, and conviction concerning Israel and the Word of God. He said something so simple that pierced my heart. He said “God isn’t bringing the Jewish people back to this land because they have been so great or are so deserving but because He keeps His covenant”. The revelation hit me like a mack truck and God’s peace flooded my heart. God is faithful who has promised. God spoke a word to Abraham thousands of years ago, and He has made good on His promise. WOW!!! Thoughts then flooded my mind like God’s goodness isn’t based on man. He doesn’t keep us based on how great we are or how numerous our works. God is faithful to us because He is a covenant keeper.
Religion has taught us that we must be good to earn God’s blessing and if we are not, God is going to take it from us. We didn’t choose God, He chose us. He didn’t choose us because we were awesome well- behaved individuals. As a matter of fact He uses the simple things of this world to confound the wise.”(1 Corin 1:27). I’m saved today because of God’s covenant with generations before me.
Disciples of Christ ought to be Israel’s biggest supporters. Not for politics sake. Because Galatians 4:28 says “And you, dear brothers and sisters, are children of the promise, just like Issac.” Seeing God making good on His covenant promise from scripture to the Jewish people shows me that He will also make good on everything He has promised me. I can see for myself, that God is fulfilling what He has promised and come what may His Word will stand firm and will be fulfilled because it’s impossible for God to lie. Numbers 23:19 says “God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent; Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?.
Jesus’ last words to His beloved disciples was “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Every time I see the rainbow, I will see it more intimately. What a powerful visual God chose to use to remind us that His covenant is eternal. It never ends.
