Covenant Exchange

My apologies for the lapse in this blog. I have had computer problems that are now solved by a new computer. The new problem will be with me trying to learn my way around this computer! For those of you who knew we were taking a vacation (61st honeymoon!)we had a wonderful rest with the most tremendous sights. Arkansas is a beautiful state (at least what we saw!)and we had a great rest.
Meditating was wonderful with no interuptions or distractions. I want to share with you one today.

The beauty of covenant is the exchange of covenant. I marvel at the wisdom of God that allows man to be the recipient of His Nature through the provision of covenant. When God said, "Let Us make man in Our image..." He started a process that will allow us to enter His realm to share in His joy and His eternity with no shame.

In the manner of covenant, the exchange of names is common. It is most familiar to us in the marriage covenant. We already saw God used it with Abraham and Sarah. We see it in the New Covenant when Jesus said, "In My Name..." Mark 16:17-18 (New American Standard Bible) 17"These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; 18they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover"..Let us look at the name exchange. In the Old Testament, names were very important and carried identity to a higher level than we experience today. An example is found in I Chronicles 4:9-10. "There was a man named Jabez who was more honorable than any of his brothers. His mother named him Jabez because his birth had been so painful. 10 He was the one who prayed to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and expand my territory! Please be with me in all that I do, and keep me from all trouble and pain!” And God granted him his request." (Jabez sounds like a Hebrew word meaning “distress” or “pain.”) God used names to send a message to Israel in the time of Hosea. He instructed Hosea to give his children names that would warn Israel of His judgment for their wicked ways. (Hosea 1-2:1)

God gives us His Names that will allow us to identify with Him. Each Name carries a revelation of His Being to us and meets a need we have. In our human limitation, we can only open to God in a manner that He can have an input into our being when we have a need so great that we can recognize our need and cry out for God to meet us in that need. He gives us a Name in covenant that will meet that need. I am going to dwell on a few of these Names so that you will understand how our need gives new understanding of each Name.

JEHOVAH-JIREH "The Lord will Provide". In our desperation we recognize our limitation (it may be financial, personal, familial or national) and need of a covenant partner who can come to our aid and supply that need.

JEHOVAH-NISSI "The Lord Our Banner". No matter what the battle, Jesus has overcome and gives us the victory and allows us to display the banner of that victory. Song of Solomon 6:4 "You are as beautiful as Tirzah, my darling, as lovely as Jerusalem, as awesome as an army with banners." A banner means a victory in a battle!

JEHOVAH-SHALOM "The Lord send Peace". In the Old Testament we see many times that God came on the scene to bring peace. In the New Covenant, Jesus gives us His Peace. John 14:27 (New American Standard Bible) "Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful."
JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH "The Lord is There". In the O.T., people called for the Presence of the Lord. In the New Covenant, Jesus promises His continual presence. "I'll never leave you." No matter how alone you "feel", He is always with you.

JEHOVAH-TSIDKENU "The Lord our Righteousness". In the New Covenant we are assured by the Blood of Jesus a new confidence. II Corinthians 5:21 (New American Standard Bible) "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." The accuser of our souls might bring condemnation, but the Word brings us back into right standing where we have confidence in His finished work.

I will continue this exaltation of His Name in my next lesson. For now, let the Spirit bring to your realization the need you have and the accompanying realization of His mighty power to meet your every need. You are under covenant!




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