Faithful Commitment!

Faithful Commitment!

Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands. Deuteronomy 7:9 NLT

There are gods, but there is one true God. There are pretenders who arrogate to themselves the status of God, but who fail miserably when it matters most. It is not really what you call yourself or what people call you that matters; it is a function of who you are backed up by what you have done, what you are doing now, and the incontrovertible and undeniable proof what you can do. That is the God we are introduced to here.

From the extract above, we see God as a covenant keeping God. He made a promise long ago to Abraham that he would be the father of many nations. At the time of the promise, Abraham had no chance: his name did not reflect it, his attitude did not accept it, his wife did not bother believing it, and natural circumstances made it difficult to believe. But when you are dealing with the God introduced to us here, you meet a God who cares little about what you think you don't have and will do much more than what your feeble mind can fathom.

So, God takes care of the past by entering into covenant with Abraham. All of us who believe and as many will believe are recipients of this grace and will partake in the blessings of Abraham. For all who love him and also obey him in the present, God showers and lavishes his love on them. This picture is one of God holding nothing back; giving his all to his children, giving abundantly out of the immeasurable riches of his grace. That takes care of the present.

Fortunately, it does not end there. For a thousand generations to come, God does not forget his promises. He is a faithful God, not easily broke. No demand on earth can exhaust the resources of heaven. He has more than enough in his storehouse and he is able to give us all more than enough.

What part of your life then do you think is beyond God? What part of your life do you think that God cannot correct or direct? Give him total control, and watch him do exploits with a life that is totally surrendered to him.