Make the Covenant

Meditation from Nehemiah Chapter 10

The Israelites made covenant with God and they wrote and signed them.

1. Separation - A covenant to separate ourselves from the world and worldly patters of life and choices) 10:28).

2. Commandments - Covenant with God to walk according to God's word, His statutes (10:29).

That is, to check whether our words, actions, choices, decisions, life is according to the word of God and to live by God's word.

3. Marriage - They made a covenant that they will not give their sons & daughters in marriage to gentiles (10:30).

As a believer, make a covenant to marry only a believer. If you have not prayed about your marriage, start to pray. Don't seek the person, seek God for the person.

4. Contribution - They made a covenant with God to give a series of offerings & tithes for,
a) The House of God
b) The priests & Levites who minister

Their covenant was to give the first fruit of everything. It teaches us that we need to give the first and the best.

With this covenant they declare that they "will not neglect the house of our God". That is we need to contribute to build God's kingdom.

Add these covenants to those personal covenants you wrote & made with God; that your life may be pleasing to God, Glorify His name and may fulfill God's purposes in & through you.

Have a blessed day!