Daily Manna

Key Verse

“I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant, Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah” (Psalm 89:3,4)

TEXT — Psalm 89:1-4

Message

From the Bible days to the contemporary period, God has often proved Himself to be a faithful covenant-keeper. The story is told of Esther Mahlangu who lived in Ndebele Village, South Africa during the apartheid era. Esther was an Ndebele artist and she was imprisoned for refusing to carry a pass during the apartheid regime. Known for her vibrant paintings, and faith in God, she used her time in captivity to pray and meditate on God’s promises. God showed up and intervened in her case, and she was released. Upon her release, she continued to paint using her artwork as a symbol of hope and resilience.

Esther’s story exemplifies God’s faithfulness in delivering His people from oppression. The message of God’s covenant with David extends beyond the implications of the Old Testament. God promises a glorified Christ and His millennial kingdom to all who will come into a covenant relationship with Him. Covenant blessings always exemplify God’s abundant mercies and flow to us through Christ’s death and resurrection.

Just as David was guaranteed the blessings and benefits of the initial covenant, we experience a covenant of grace that is made with us through the promised Messiah, “…the mediator of a new covenant” that those who are called may “receive the promise of eternal inheritance.” God does not make rash utterances. He is everything humans are not when it comes to constancy and dependability. A person often proves his/her natural limitation whenever he/she breaks a covenant with another person. It is a reflection of his/her innate changeability. But God is very faithful.

The faithfulness of God provides a sure anchor that remains steadfast amidst the uncertainties and vicissitudes of life for the true believer. As a child of God, look away from your natural human limitations, the instability of your environment, and the inconsistency of your fellow humans, and abandon all your worries and cares in the mighty hands of our dependable God.

Thought for the day

In God’s immutability lies your security and supply.

• Bible
• in one year
• Lamentations 4-5(Read By Alexander Scourby)