God's Everlasting Covenant With You

"Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you-- the sure mercies of David." (1)

Since the fall of Adam and Eve, the redemption of the human race has always been a focus of the councils of heaven. The covenant of mercy was made before the foundation of the world, and is called the everlasting covenant.

"From the opening of the great controversy it has been Satan's purpose to misrepresent God's character, and to excite rebellion against His law. But amid the working of evil, God's purposes move steadily forward to their accomplishment; to all created intelligences He is making manifest His justice and benevolence. Through Satan's temptations the whole human race have become transgressors of God's law, but by the sacrifice of His Son a way is opened whereby they may return to God. Through the grace of Christ they may be enabled to render obedience to the Father's law. Thus in every age, from the midst of apostasy and rebellion, God gathers out a people that are true to Him--a people "in whose heart is his law...

"He who proclaimed the law from Sinai-- is the same that spoke the sermon on the mount. The Teacher is the same--, God's claims are the same. The principles of His government are the same." (2) "Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea, all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ." (3)

In the closing work of God in the earth, the standard of His law will again be exalted. "For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled." (4) "God will not break His covenant, nor alter the thing that has gone out of His lips. His Word will stand fast forever as unalterable as His throne." (5)

"Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, and He will have mercy on him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon." (6)

1. Isaiah 55:3.
2. God's Amazing Grace, p. 130.
3. 1 Corinthians 10:1-4.
4. Matthew 5:18.
5. God's Amazing Grace, p. 130.
6. Isaiah 55:3-7.