All the Promises of the Covenant

“Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.” – Deuteronomy 7:9 Yesterday, I stated: if you focus on loving God and loving people, you will fulfill the covenant — as long as you do so from a transformed heart. Jesus also gives us a new command: “Love one another the way that I have loved you.” And here is the promise — if you believe by faith, love the Lord, and love your neighbor, you will inherit all the promises of the covenant! God’s commands are practical. When you truly understand the spirit behind them — which so many have failed to do — you see that every command in the Old Testament carries real, lived wisdom. The problem is that overly religious people always distort