COVENANT:ThePowertogetWealth

CovenantVow,Promise,Pledge,Oath,ASolemnPledgesealedinblood.
ACovenantisusuallyamutualagreementbetweentotwoormorepeopleestablishedforthebenefit
ofthepartiesinvolved.
Example:WarriorTribeandaFarmingTribe
Warriortribedoesntknowhowtofarmsotheyarestarvingtodeath.
Farmingtribehastheirharveststolenbecausetheydontknowhowtofight.
Theyestablishedacovenantbetweenthetwotribesby:
1) Negotiatingtheconditionsofthecovenant.
2) ExchangingGifts.
3) MinglingofbloodAshesorgunpowderrubbedintothewoundsothatthemanwasvisibly
markedasamanincovenant.
4) Pronouncingcursesthatwouldcomeifthecovenantwasbroken.
Deut8:18
18"AndyoushallremembertheLordyourGod,foritisHewhogivesyoupowertogetwealth,thatHemay
establishHiscovenantwhichHesworetoyourfathers,asitisthisday.

Power=Capacity,Means,AbilitytoProduce
a. AnointingEmpowerment
b. BlessingProv.10:22TheblessingoftheLordmakesonerich,
andHeaddsnosorrowwithit.
Wisdom,WittyInventions,Ideas,Concepts,Direction,Light,BurnWater

ToEstablishHisCovenant
GodsCovenantwithAbraham:
Genesis12:1
TheLordhadsaidtoAbram,"Leaveyournativecountry,yourrelatives,andyourfather'sfamily,andgotothe
landthatIwillshowyou.Iwillmakeyouintoagreatnation.Iwillblessyouandmakeyoufamous,andyou
willbeablessingtoothers.Iwillblessthosewhoblessyouandcursethosewhotreatyouwithcontempt.All
thefamiliesonearthwillbeblessedthroughyou."
AbrahamwastobeaBlessedtobeaBlessing


AbramjourneystoCanaan
7ThentheLordappearedtoAbramandsaid,"Iwillgivethislandtoyourdescendants."AndAbrambuiltan
altarthereanddedicatedittotheLord,whohadappearedtohim.
FamineinCanaan,AbramtellsSaraitosayshehissisterbecauseofherbeauty.
16ThenPharaohgaveAbrammanygiftsbecauseofhersheep,goats,cattle,maleandfemaledonkeys,male
andfemaleservants,andcamels.17ButtheLordsentterribleplaguesuponPharaohandhishousehold
becauseofSarai,Abram'swife.
GodsPromisesworkeveninfamine
Gen15:18
15Sometimelater,theLordspoketoAbraminavisionandsaidtohim,"Donotbeafraid,Abram,forIwillprotect

you,andyourrewardwillbegreat."
2ButAbramreplied,"OSovereignLord,whatgoodareallyourblessingswhenIdon'tevenhaveason?
5ThentheLordtookAbramoutsideandsaidtohim,"Lookupintotheskyandcountthestarsifyoucan.That'show
manydescendantsyouwillhave!"
6AndAbrambelievedtheLord,andtheLordcountedhimasrighteousbecauseofhisfaith.
7ThentheLordtoldhim,"IamtheLordwhobroughtyououtofUroftheChaldeanstogiveyouthislandasyour
possession."
8ButAbramreplied,"OSovereignLord,howcanIbesurethatIwillactuallypossessit?"
Afterthesunwentdownanddarknessfell,Abramsawasmokingfirepotandaflamingtorchpassbetweenthehalvesof
thecarcasses.18SotheLordmadeacovenantwithAbramthatday
Gen17:111
17WhenAbramwasninetynineyearsold,theLordappearedtohimandsaid,"IamElShaddai'GodAlmighty.'Serve
mefaithfullyandliveablamelesslife.2Iwillmakeacovenantwithyou,bywhichIwillguaranteetogiveyoucountless
descendants."
3Atthis,Abramfellfacedownontheground.ThenGodsaidtohim,4"Thisismycovenantwithyou:Iwillmakeyou
thefatherofamultitudeofnations!5What'smore,Iamchangingyourname.ItwillnolongerbeAbram.Instead,you
willbecalledAbraham,foryouwillbethefatherofmanynations.6Iwillmakeyouextremelyfruitful.Yourdescendants
willbecomemanynations,andkingswillbeamongthem!
7"Iwillconfirmmycovenantwithyouandyourdescendantsafteryou,fromgenerationtogeneration.Thisisthe
everlastingcovenant:IwillalwaysbeyourGodandtheGodofyourdescendantsafteryou.

DavidandGoliath
1Sam17:26Davidhadacovenantattitude
26ThenDavidspoketothemenwhostoodbyhim,saying,"Whatshallbedoneforthemanwhokillsthis
PhilistineandtakesawaythereproachfromIsrael?ForwhoisthisuncircumcisedPhilistine,thatheshould
defythearmiesofthelivingGod?"
DifferencebetweenIsraelarmiesandDavidAnointingandbelievingthecovenant.

Israelhadthecovenantbutwasntlivingit.

OldCovenant/NewCovenant
NowwecanhaveabetterunderstandingofwhatJesusmeantwhenHesaidatthelastsupperThisisMy
BloodoftheNewCovenantpouredoutforyou.Morethanforgivenessofsins,thesacrificeofChristwasthe
sheddingofGodsbloodsothataNewCovenantcouldbesealedwithblood.
Gal3:14
14ThroughChristJesus,GodhasblessedtheGentileswiththesameblessinghepromisedtoAbraham,so
thatwewhoarebelieversmightreceivethepromisedHolySpiritthroughfaith.

Gal3:2629
ForyouareallchildrenofGodthroughfaithinChristJesus.27AndallwhohavebeenunitedwithChristin
baptismhaveputonthecharacterofChrist,likeputtingonnewclothes.28ThereisnolongerJewor
Gentile,slaveorfree,maleandfemale.ForyouarealloneinChristJesus.29Andnowthatyoubelongto
Christ,youarethetruechildrenofAbraham.Youarehisheirs,andGod'spromisetoAbrahambelongsto
you.
NewCovenantBetterCovenantHeb.7:22Jesusistheguaranteeofthebettercovenant.
Whatthismeans:GODWANTEDUSTOHAVETHEBENEFITSOFHISNEWCOVENANTSOBADTHATHE
BECAMEAMANTHESACRIFICALLAMBOFTHENEWCOVENANT.
NewCovenantPromises:
NowallthepromisesofGodareyesandamen,inChristoldandnewcovenantpromises.
HeprovidesallourneedsaccordingtoHisrichesingloryitisGodswillthatweprosper,itispartofHim
establishingHiscovenantwithus.
IfwedontunderstandourcovenantwithGodweenduplikeIsraelcoweringbeforeGoliath.
Hebrews4Testimonyaboutheartofunbelief=NoRestLIVEONEDAYATATIME(Matt.6:34)
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COVENANT:ThePowertogetWealth
Deut8:18
18"AndyoushallremembertheLordyourGod,foritisHewhogivesyoupowertogetwealth,thatHemay
establishHiscovenantwhichHesworetoyourfathers,asitisthisday.

Power=Capacity,Means,AbilitytoProduce
a. AnointingEmpowerment
b. BlessingProv.10:22TheblessingoftheLordmakesonerich,
andHeaddsnosorrowwithit.
Wisdom,WittyInventions,Ideas,Concepts,Direction,Light,BurnWater

MakeMonumentstoGod(Genesis12:7)
ListthreetimesinyourlifethatGodcamethroughforyou.Shareatleastonewiththoseatyourtable.
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Father:ThankyouthatyouareacovenantkeepingGod.Thankyouforyourfaithfulness.Ithankyouthat
whenIlackfaithyouremainfaithful,youcannotdenyyourself.LordIaskthatyoucomeintoanyareaof
myheartthatIhaveunbelief.Ireleaseallunbelieftoyou.Iaskyoutoremoveallunbelieffrommyheart.If
IhaveagreedwiththeliesoftheenemythathaskeptmefromenteringintoyourrestbecauseofunbeliefI
askyoutoforgivemeandIbreakthoseagreementsrightnowinJesusname.IloosetheBlessingsof
Abrahamintomylife.IdecreethatitisGodswill:

ThatIprosperandbeinhealthevenasmysoulprospers
ThattheLordwillneverleavemeorforsakeme
ThattheLordhasestablishedHiscovenantwithmethroughJesusChrist
ThattherighteouswillneverbeforsakenorhisseedbeggingbreadandIamthe
righteousnessofGodinChristJesus
ThattheLorddelightsintheprosperityofHischildrenandIamHischild
ThatIwillreigninthislifebecauseIhavereceivedthegiftofrighteousness
ThattheLordprovidesallmyneedsaccordingtoHisrichesinglory
ThatallIneedwillbeaddedtomebecauseIseekfirsttheKingdomofGodandHis
righteousness
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