God's Covenant

The house is quiet, so quiet. Agape and the kids went out for a daddy date. But what am I to do with me?

With all the quiet, it is a time for reading, God's Word, that is. A few days ago I decided it is time for me to read the Bible through in a year. I know, it is already in the middle of the year, but who says it needs to start on January 1?! Genesis it is! Wow, what treasures have come up for remembering and new insight. No matter how often we read the Bible, God always shows us new things that we need for the moment.

Genesis 9:6 "Whoever sheds man's blood, by man his blood shall be shed; For in the image of God He made man."
I stopped. All the way in Genesis, God gave us the judgement for abortion, murder, name it what you will someone will "pay" for the death if it was caused by murder. The sad thing is, that today thousands of death are caused for the price of gold. Money!! People get paid to murder another human. Does this make the judgement even more harsh? People make a living on murder! How far have we separated ourselves from the knowledge that we are created in the image of God.

Yes, even the most wicked are created in the image of God, but their hearts are far from Him. I am to the conclusion that most of us forget that we are in God's image, because we abuse the body so much. God never forgets His promise, His covenant, and His judgements.

On the flip side, God's Grace is overflowing in the first few chapters of Genesis. God's covenant to Noah not to destroy the world again with a flood was "guaranteed" by the sign of the rainbow. God knew man would be wicked again. Yet, His grace when we don't deserve it. God said He will remember the covenant! Grace! Thank you, God!

God bless you