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COVENANT:ThePowertogetWealth

CovenantVow,Promise,Pledge,Oath,ASolemnPledgesealedinblood.

ACovenantisusuallyamutualagreementbetweentotwoormorepeopleestablishedforthebenefitofthepartiesinvolved.

Example:WarriorTribeandaFarmingTribeWarriortribedoesntknowhowtofarmsotheyarestarvingtodeath.Farmingtribehastheirharveststolenbecausetheydontknowhowtofight.

Theyestablishedacovenantbetweenthetwotribesby:

1) Negotiatingtheconditionsofthecovenant.2) ExchangingGifts.3) MinglingofbloodAshesorgunpowderrubbedintothewoundsothatthemanwasvisibly

markedasamanincovenant.4) Pronouncingcursesthatwouldcomeifthecovenantwasbroken.

Deut8:18

18"AndyoushallremembertheLordyourGod,foritisHewhogivesyoupowertogetwealth,thatHemayestablishHiscovenantwhichHesworetoyourfathers,asitisthisday.

Power=Capacity,Means,AbilitytoProduce

a. AnointingEmpowermentb. BlessingProv.10:22TheblessingoftheLordmakesonerich,

andHeaddsnosorrowwithit.

Wisdom,WittyInventions,Ideas,Concepts,Direction,Light,BurnWater

ToEstablishHisCovenant

GodsCovenantwithAbraham:

Genesis12:1

TheLordhadsaidtoAbram,"Leaveyournativecountry,yourrelatives,andyourfather'sfamily,andgotothelandthatIwillshowyou.Iwillmakeyouintoagreatnation.Iwillblessyouandmakeyoufamous,andyouwillbeablessingtoothers.Iwillblessthosewhoblessyouandcursethosewhotreatyouwithcontempt.Allthefamiliesonearthwillbeblessedthroughyou."

AbrahamwastobeaBlessedtobeaBlessing

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AbramjourneystoCanaan

7ThentheLordappearedtoAbramandsaid,"Iwillgivethislandtoyourdescendants."AndAbrambuiltanaltarthereanddedicatedittotheLord,whohadappearedtohim.

FamineinCanaan,AbramtellsSaraitosayshehissisterbecauseofherbeauty.

16ThenPharaohgaveAbrammanygiftsbecauseofhersheep,goats,cattle,maleandfemaledonkeys,maleandfemaleservants,andcamels.17ButtheLordsentterribleplaguesuponPharaohandhishouseholdbecauseofSarai,Abram'swife.

GodsPromisesworkeveninfamine

Gen15:18

15Sometimelater,theLordspoketoAbraminavisionandsaidtohim,"Donotbeafraid,Abram,forIwillprotectyou,andyourrewardwillbegreat."

2ButAbramreplied,"OSovereignLord,whatgoodareallyourblessingswhenIdon'tevenhaveason?

5ThentheLordtookAbramoutsideandsaidtohim,"Lookupintotheskyandcountthestarsifyoucan.That'showmanydescendantsyouwillhave!"

6AndAbrambelievedtheLord,andtheLordcountedhimasrighteousbecauseofhisfaith.

7ThentheLordtoldhim,"IamtheLordwhobroughtyououtofUroftheChaldeanstogiveyouthislandasyourpossession."

8ButAbramreplied,"OSovereignLord,howcanIbesurethatIwillactuallypossessit?"

Afterthesunwentdownanddarknessfell,Abramsawasmokingfirepotandaflamingtorchpassbetweenthehalvesofthecarcasses.18SotheLordmadeacovenantwithAbramthatday

Gen17:111

17WhenAbramwasninetynineyearsold,theLordappearedtohimandsaid,"IamElShaddai'GodAlmighty.'Servemefaithfullyandliveablamelesslife.2Iwillmakeacovenantwithyou,bywhichIwillguaranteetogiveyoucountlessdescendants."

3Atthis,Abramfellfacedownontheground.ThenGodsaidtohim,4"Thisismycovenantwithyou:Iwillmakeyouthefatherofamultitudeofnations!5What'smore,Iamchangingyourname.ItwillnolongerbeAbram.Instead,youwillbecalledAbraham,foryouwillbethefatherofmanynations.6Iwillmakeyouextremelyfruitful.Yourdescendantswillbecomemanynations,andkingswillbeamongthem!

7"Iwillconfirmmycovenantwithyouandyourdescendantsafteryou,fromgenerationtogeneration.Thisistheeverlastingcovenant:IwillalwaysbeyourGodandtheGodofyourdescendantsafteryou.

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DavidandGoliath

1Sam17:26Davidhadacovenantattitude

26ThenDavidspoketothemenwhostoodbyhim,saying,"WhatshallbedoneforthemanwhokillsthisPhilistineandtakesawaythereproachfromIsrael?ForwhoisthisuncircumcisedPhilistine,thatheshoulddefythearmiesofthelivingGod?"

DifferencebetweenIsraelarmiesandDavidAnointingandbelievingthecovenant.

Israelhadthecovenantbutwasntlivingit.

OldCovenant/NewCovenant

NowwecanhaveabetterunderstandingofwhatJesusmeantwhenHesaidatthelastsupperThisisMyBloodoftheNewCovenantpouredoutforyou.Morethanforgivenessofsins,thesacrificeofChristwasthesheddingofGodsbloodsothataNewCovenantcouldbesealedwithblood.

Gal3:14

14ThroughChristJesus,GodhasblessedtheGentileswiththesameblessinghepromisedtoAbraham,sothatwewhoarebelieversmightreceivethepromisedHolySpiritthroughfaith.

Gal3:2629

ForyouareallchildrenofGodthroughfaithinChristJesus.27AndallwhohavebeenunitedwithChristinbaptismhaveputonthecharacterofChrist,likeputtingonnewclothes.28ThereisnolongerJeworGentile,slaveorfree,maleandfemale.ForyouarealloneinChristJesus.29AndnowthatyoubelongtoChrist,youarethetruechildrenofAbraham.Youarehisheirs,andGod'spromisetoAbrahambelongstoyou.

NewCovenantBetterCovenantHeb.7:22Jesusistheguaranteeofthebettercovenant.

Whatthismeans:GODWANTEDUSTOHAVETHEBENEFITSOFHISNEWCOVENANTSOBADTHATHEBECAMEAMANTHESACRIFICALLAMBOFTHENEWCOVENANT.

NewCovenantPromises:

NowallthepromisesofGodareyesandamen,inChristoldandnewcovenantpromises.

HeprovidesallourneedsaccordingtoHisrichesingloryitisGodswillthatweprosper,itispartofHimestablishingHiscovenantwithus.

IfwedontunderstandourcovenantwithGodweenduplikeIsraelcoweringbeforeGoliath.

Hebrews4Testimonyaboutheartofunbelief=NoRestLIVEONEDAYATATIME(Matt.6:34)

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COVENANT:ThePowertogetWealth

Deut8:18

18"AndyoushallremembertheLordyourGod,foritisHewhogivesyoupowertogetwealth,thatHemayestablishHiscovenantwhichHesworetoyourfathers,asitisthisday.

Power=Capacity,Means,AbilitytoProduce

a. AnointingEmpowermentb. BlessingProv.10:22TheblessingoftheLordmakesonerich,

andHeaddsnosorrowwithit.

Wisdom,WittyInventions,Ideas,Concepts,Direction,Light,BurnWater

MakeMonumentstoGod(Genesis12:7)

ListthreetimesinyourlifethatGodcamethroughforyou.Shareatleastonewiththoseatyourtable.

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Father:ThankyouthatyouareacovenantkeepingGod.Thankyouforyourfaithfulness.IthankyouthatwhenIlackfaithyouremainfaithful,youcannotdenyyourself.LordIaskthatyoucomeintoanyareaofmyheartthatIhaveunbelief.Ireleaseallunbelieftoyou.Iaskyoutoremoveallunbelieffrommyheart.IfIhaveagreedwiththeliesoftheenemythathaskeptmefromenteringintoyourrestbecauseofunbeliefIaskyoutoforgivemeandIbreakthoseagreementsrightnowinJesusname.IloosetheBlessingsofAbrahamintomylife.IdecreethatitisGodswill:

ThatIprosperandbeinhealthevenasmysoulprospers ThattheLordwillneverleavemeorforsakeme ThattheLordhasestablishedHiscovenantwithmethroughJesusChrist ThattherighteouswillneverbeforsakenorhisseedbeggingbreadandIamthe

righteousnessofGodinChristJesus

ThattheLorddelightsintheprosperityofHischildrenandIamHischild ThatIwillreigninthislifebecauseIhavereceivedthegiftofrighteousness ThattheLordprovidesallmyneedsaccordingtoHisrichesinglory ThatallIneedwillbeaddedtomebecauseIseekfirsttheKingdomofGodandHis

righteousness