Tag Archives: covenant

“I wish Christians in the west understood their authority in Christ,” a friend from India said. His remark brought to mind the word “covenant.” Perhaps the west struggles with the idea of covenant because our greatest earthly covenant–marriage–is seldom fully understood or honored. We don’t comprehend, therefore, the covenant we have ...

Junk food is so addictive. Take Doritos for example. You never seem to be able to eat just one, but what is it about that savory flavor that drives your mind to eat more? Food scientist, Steven A. Witherly, after conducting research of his own claims that junk food has ...

God always spoke kindly and affectionately about His servant David, calling him “a man after Mine own heart”.  What an honor!  God showed His fondness for David in a myriad of ways – even as He was disciplining David for his sin.  God had a special connection with David; a ...

Praying aloud about a situation, I automatically began speaking in tongues at the end. My five-year-old was coloring at the table and asked, “What did you just say there, Mommy?” “I’m not sure,” I admitted. “The Holy Spirit gave me that prayer, but we can ask Him to tell us what ...

When God entered into covenant with His people Israel, circumcision, the removal of the male foreskin, represented what was fleshly being cut away. The Hebrew word for covenant, in fact, means “to cut.” The physical act of circumcision was to be symbolic of a greater reality for God’s people–that which was ungodly and ...