Let's start by defining what a covenant is - a binding agreement between two or more parties that can't be broken without penalty, injury or death. Covenant also always involves the shedding and melding or blending of blood. A covenent is serious business, and nothing to be played with!
So when we talk about a man of covenant we are talking about a binding agreement between a man and God, cut or establshed through the blood of Jesus.
Now a covenant also has terms, what each party agrees they will do. And when those terms are broken by either party, a price has to be paid or endured by the party who broke the covenant - penalty, injury or death. But praise God! Since he knew fleshly man could never keep the covenant without breaking it, He's already paid for our (man's) breaking of the covenant through the broken body and shed blood of Jesus!
This is not a license to do as we want and keep breaking our covenant with God, for if we do we'll never be able to walk in the blessings and benefits of our covenant with God to the extent God desires us to. This doesn't mean we will be perfect, but we should do all we can to keep our terms of the covenant. But when fall, repent, receive God's forgiveness and cleansing, and get back on track.
So as we learn what it means to be a man of covenant, our side of the terms of our covenant with God, take it seriously, get it in your spirit and live it out in your life, and be the man of covenant God already sees you being.
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