Gen 9:11-13

Gen 9:11-13 ...I establish My covenant with you, that never again will all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth. And God said, This is the sign of the covenant which I am making between Me and you and every living animal that is with you, for perpetual generations: I set My bow in the clouds, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth.

God Himself is faithfulness. He is faithful to His word, and His word is His covenant. His faithfulness will remain forever.

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

God's righteousness, holiness and glory are three divine attributes that keep sinners away from God. However, Christ came, died on the cross to satisfy the requirements of God's righteousness, holiness, and glory, and was resurrected, and He is now our righteousness, holiness, and glory.

1 Corinthians 1:30 But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became wisdom to us from God: both righteousness and sanctification and redemption...

The Lord, Jesus Christ came down to earth as a man to be our savior. In His death he took with Him all our sins so that we may be forgiven, and in His resurrection, became the Life-Giving Spirit to pour Himself into us so that we may be transformed into his likeness. Because we, the believers, are now in Christ, in the sight of God we bear the appearance of Christ, as righteousness, holiness, and glory.

This is His word to us. His covenant, in which He has established between man and God. Through Him, and only Him, can we be glorified.   

Ezekiel 1:28 Like the appearance of the rainbow that is in the cloud on a day of rain, such was the appearance of the brightness all around. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Jehovah. And when I saw it, I fell on my face and I heard the voice of someone speaking.

We all need to learn how to live under God's covenant. To live under God's covenant is to be fully under His blessing. In everything we do, we should not be threatened or frightened by the clouds of our convictions, feelings, and environments. We should not be afraid of failure, of losing a job, of poverty. What we should be afraid of is losing God, and leaving His covenant, for without Him there is nothing. In church, we continually enjoy life. Everything is life. God is everything, and everything is God. God is life. 

We are the covenanted people, and we have a verse of promise to meet every situation. We were promised by God through His covenant with us, that everything will be okay. No more, floods, no more death. If we ever feel weak in our selves, and we find ourselves in troubled times, we can remember that He is saying this to us:

2 Corinthians 12:9 And He has said to me, My grace is sufficient for you for My power is perfected in weakness.

In His Word, we find the promise that He will always provide in all we need.  In 2 Timothy 2, He speaks of His power.

2 Timothy 2:1 You therefore, my child, will be empowered in the grace which is in Christ Jesus.

 In Christ, in His covenant, there is no cloud and no flood - only life. There is no curse - only blessing. The church life is such a life, and the church people are a people under the covenant. We can actually be called the church of the covenant. He will provide as we stand under the covenant and not believe in any failure, weakness, darkness, or negative things.

We are God's covenanted people!! Hallelujah for the church, and for the promise that our God has given to us!