One big aspect about covenants is that we are expected to trust God enough to allow His way to direct us not the way which seems right to a man but leads to death. ( Prov. 14:12). This is a serious matter as it has screwed up many even of the Hebrews 11 "hall of fame" saints due to fear and unbelief. I just mentioned Jonah in the last post and that is pretty mind bending considering the implications of God at work despite the Prophet's lack of will and cooperation. Again; the context of that scripture is relating to those who had done horrible things to Israel and eventually would be judged as the Egyptians and others when their wickedness was full (see Genesis 15:16) on the Amorites as one example. God has longsuffering and we are expected to demonstrate the same; not something humanly possible without His Spirit at work.
Pride; of course is a major sin and dependence on God is looked on as a weakness; nonetheless the foolishness of God is superior to man's wisdom ( 1 Cor. 1:25). Everybody wants to rule the world it seems or create their own imaginary kingdom that caters to them. We are certainly expected to mature in our faith but that starts from being babes in Christ not from self righteous piety through how many verses we have memorized; how many church activities we attend; or how many good deeds we do for others. On the other hand we are to represent Christ and are expected to perform good works He has prepared for us ( Eph. 2:10) since before the foundation of the world. A marriage covenant for instance involves deeds and action; along with any other human agreement. We can't agree to serve an employer if we never want to work; and we can't do very well if we work all the time but complain constantly and treat people like dirt. We are representing Christ and truly are to "put Him on display" as a Deacon I know so aptly states. That means we need to get ourselves out of the way; not always an easy task
One big aspect about covenants is that we are expected to trust God enough to allow His way to direct us not the way which seems right to a man but leads to death. ( Prov. 14:12). This is a serious matter as it has screwed up many even of the Hebrews 11 "hall of fame" saints due to fear and unbelief. I just mentioned Jonah in the last post and that is pretty mind bending considering the implications of God at work despite the Prophet's lack of will and cooperation. Again; the context of that scripture is relating to those who had done horrible things to Israel and eventually would be judged as the Egyptians and others when their wickedness was full (see Genesis 15:16) on the Amorites as one example. God has longsuffering and we are expected to demonstrate the same; not something humanly possible without His Spirit at work.
Pride; of course is a major sin and dependence on God is looked on as a weakness; nonetheless the foolishness of God is superior to man's wisdom ( 1 Cor. 1:25). Everybody wants to rule the world it seems or create their own imaginary kingdom that caters to them. We are certainly expected to mature in our faith but that starts from being babes in Christ not from self righteous piety through how many verses we have memorized; how many church activities we attend; or how many good deeds we do for others. On the other hand we are to represent Christ and are expected to perform good works He has prepared for us ( Eph. 2:10) since before the foundation of the world. A marriage covenant for instance involves deeds and action; along with any other human agreement. We can't agree to serve an employer if we never want to work; and we can't do very well if we work all the time but complain constantly and treat people like dirt. We are representing Christ and truly are to "put Him on display" as a Deacon I know so aptly states. That means we need to get ourselves out of the way; not always an easy task
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