The Covenant
(Gen 8:21-22; 9:8-13). Because the hearts of men had become fully given to do evil, judgment was necessary. Even so, through judgment He gave the earth a new beginning. From time to time, He would have to judge cities, regions, or cultures, but here He made His first covenant with man: He would not curse the ground further, and He would not destroy the whole earth again with a flood. He then set, as the sign of the covenant, a rainbow in the clouds. From this time, whenever rain is mentioned in Scripture, it refers to blessing.
Why would the Almighty God make a covenant with fallen man? Whenever two make a covenant, both will usually have something to contribute. If the covenant is one sided, it is because the strongest party in the agreement can dominate the weaker. Almighty God does not need anything from man, yet repeatedly gives man agreements that are very one sided in man\’s favor. One of the great problems of faith has been man\’s inability to believe that such agreements could possibly be true. Man can offer to God nothing in return except obedience, but that is all that the Lord wants. Death and evil came upon the world because of man\’s disobedience. Obedience could also restore the earth as we read in Rom 5:19:
- Today is the US Independence Day.
- The society in this country called America began undermining marriages and divorce became rampant.
- On the 26th June 2015 they legalized Gay marriage to attack the church and destroy the foundation of their own society going forward. The lonest standing empire –the Roman Empire also trekked this path and today they no more. We should lament the demise of the USA as we used to know it. It may be not happen over night but surely and certainly it cometh. God is merciful and can still intervene.
- Independence Day honors the birthday of the United States of America and the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
- The values of the founding fathers of this great nation is being eroded by civilization, freedom, tolerance etc. The church also is not spared. Pray that God will visit the nation again and raise men who will be able to declare the truth come what may.
- Pray also that the body of Christ in America will be a voice of wisdom from the Lord concerning terrorism, kidnapping, hatred and violence.