Fulfillment of God’s covenant through faith 

 

And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. Genesis 22:8 

 

There’s a covenant God usually make with His elects. This covenant is an agreement between two parties; God and man. The role of man is to have faith in God for whatsoever He promises or instructions He gives, while God’s role is to fulfill His covenant for man if man can receive His promises through faith. Galatians 3:14b ‘that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.’

God initially made a promise that He will multiply Abraham's seed but He  hadn’t made a covenant of this promise then, it was a promise. Genesis 13:16 ’And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.’ This was the promise He made with Him and His seed. When God tested Abrahams faith, asking Him to offer His most loved son, Isaac as a sacrifice,  Abraham had faith that God would provide Him a lamb for sacrifice even when He had not seen it. Genesis 22:8 ’And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.’ God noticed this strong faith in Abraham and God sworn and made a covenant with Abraham that He will fulfill the promises that He made with Him.  Genesis 22:16-17 ’And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;’ 

Dear reader, I am sure you are blessed today. Your role is to have faith to whatsoever promises God has made with you and He will make a covenant concerning this promises.

 

Conclusion:

Faith is the key to receiving the promise of God concerning ones life and the key to fulfillment of His covenant.