Preaching

We Were Designed to Live in Covenant Realities of Life and Peace.

God never intended for us to settle in the contradictions of His covenant promises. Yet, when we do not understand the realities of Kingdom covenant, we risk accepting circumstances that contradict God’s Word rather than seeking to transform our reality according to His truth.

I invite you to read Deuteronomy 28:1–14, which reveals the blessings of covenant obedience, and verses 15–68, which reveal the consequences of disobedience.

We were not created to live defeated. God’s desire is for His people to experience life, peace, and victory through covenant relationship and obedience to His Word.

But covenant realities require covenant understanding, and covenant understanding calls for covenant obedience.

The choice is ours. Will we settle in the contradiction, or align our lives with the Word of God?

In Genesis 32, Jacob wrestled with God, and during that encounter, the hollow of his thigh was put out of joint. Yet what is remarkable is that Jacob did not leave that encounter the same way he entered it.

I invite you to read Genesis 32:22–30 and consider this:

Could it be that somewhere in your life, you are wrestling with God, and the reality of your experiences is revealing the struggle?

Perhaps what you are experiencing outwardly is a reflection of something you are wrestling with inwardly. Your expectations, your understanding, your will, or even your willingness to submit to what God has spoken.

Jacob walked away with a limp, but he also walked away with a new name.

Sometimes the evidence of an encounter is not merely what God changes around you, but what He changes within you.

The question is not simply whether you are wrestling, but what that wrestling is revealing about your relationship with God.