Covenant Quotes

• Because God is the living God, He can hear; because He is a loving God, He will hear; because He is our covenant God, He has bound Himself to hear.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Loving God, Bounds

  Charles Spurgeon (2015). “Daily Devotion - 365 Days With Jesus”, p.26, Editora Dracaena

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• God knows we have nothing of ourselves, therefore in the covenant of grace he requires no more than he gives, but gives what he requires, and accepts what he gives.

  Richard Sibbes

  Giving, Grace, Accepting

  Richard Sibbes, Rev Terry Kulakowski, Editor “THE BRUISED REED”, Lulu.com

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• This is our great covenant:
  To dwell together in peace,
  To seek the truth in love,
  And to help one another.

  James Vila Blake

  Together, Helping

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• Those that set God always before them and walk before him with all their hearts, shall find him as good as his word and better; he will both keep covenant with them and show mercy to them.

  Matthew Henry

  Heart, Mercy, Show Me

  Matthew Henry (1839). “An Exposition of the Old and New Testament: Wherein Each Chapter is Summed Up in Its Contents: Joshua-Esther. 1839”, p.929

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• Settle this in your heart: Whether I am up or down, the Lord Jesus is the same. Whether I sing or sigh, the promise is true and the Promiser is faithful. Whether I stand on the summit or am hidden in the vale the covenant stands fast and everlasting love abides.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Jesus, Heart, Faithful

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• When we realize that we are children of the covenant, we know who we are and what God expects of us.

  Russell M. Nelson

  Children, Who We Are, Realizing

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• A covenant is an agreement between God and man, an accord whose terms are set by God.

  D. Todd Christofferson

  Men, Term, Accord

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• Everyone has a covenant and a purpose which is special, and if you do not fulfill it, - there is no one else who will.

  Glenda Green

  Destiny, Special, Purpose

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• A covenant made with God should be regarded not as restrictive but as protective.

  Russell M. Nelson

  Covenant With God, Made, Should

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• As we renew and honor our covenants, our burdens can be lightened and we can continually become purified and strengthened.

  Linda S. Reeves

  Honor, Burden

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• The law is about you looking at yourself. The new covenant is all about you seeing Jesus.

  Joseph Prince

  Jesus, Law, Seeing

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• Real faith never disappoints because it is in God, grounded on His character, promises, covenant and oath.

  Aiden Wilson Tozer

  Real, Character, Promise

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• This kingdom of God life is not a matter of waking up each morning with a list of chores or an agenda to be tended to, left on our bedside table by the Holy Spirit for us while we slept. We wake up already immersed in a large story of creation and covenant, of Israel and Jesus, the story of Jesus and the stories that Jesus told. We let ourselves be formed by these formative stories, and especially as we listen to the stories that Jesus tells, get a feel for the way he does it, the way he talks, the way he treats people, the Jesus way.

  Eugene H. Peterson

  Morning, Jesus, Israel

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• Truth, covenants, and ordinances enable us to overcome fear and face the future with faith.

  Russell M. Nelson

  Overcoming, Faces, Ordinances

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• People who are lazy, careless, doubtful-minded or arrogant need not expect God to reveal His secret or covenant to them.

  Watchman Nee

  People, Secret, Lazy

  Watchman Nee (1982). “The Better Covenant”, p.40, Christian Fellowship Publishers

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• We must surrender ourselves so utterly that we can never own ourselves again. We must hand over self and all its rights in an eternal covenant, and give God the absolute right to own us, control us and possess us forever.

  A. B. Simpson

  Christian, Rights, Self

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• Covenant community is like air. We don't miss it until we need it.

  Timothy Keller

  Air, Community, Missing

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• Your choice to believe and keep covenants will leave a rich legacy of faith for those who follow you.

  Jean A. Stevens

  Believe, Choices, Legacy

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• So many times we say that we can't serve God because we aren't whatever is needed. We're not talented enough or smart enough or whatever. But if you are in covenant with Jesus Christ, He is responsible for covering your weaknesses, for being your strength. He will give you His abilities for your disabilities!

  Kay Arthur

  Strength, Christian, Jesus

  Kay Arthur (1994). “Beloved: From God's Heart to Yours”, Harvest House Pub

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• If you have made covenants, keep them. If you haven’t made them, make them. If you have made them and broken them, repent and repair them. It is never too late so long as the Master of the vineyard says there is time. Please listen to the prompting of the Holy Spirit telling you right now, this very moment, that you should accept the atoning gift of the Lord Jesus Christ and enjoy the fellowship of His labor. Don’t delay. It’s getting late.

  Jeffrey R. Holland

  Jesus, Long, Broken

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• The fruit of keeping covenants is the companionship of the Holy Ghost and an increase in the power to love.

  Henry B. Eyring

  Love, Power, Fruit

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• Whether or not you choose to keep your covenant to always remember Him, He always remembers you.

  Henry B. Eyring

  Remember You, Remembers You, You Choose

  Twitter post from Jan 10, 2016

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• Peace does not rest in the charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of all people. So let us not rest all our hopes on parchment and on paper, let us strive to build peace, a desire for peace, a willingness to work for peace in the hearts and minds of all of our people. I believe that we can. I believe the problems of human destiny are not beyond the reach of human beings.

  John F. Kennedy

  Rest In Peace, Lying, Believe

  Final Address to the United Nations General Assembly, delivered 20 September 1963, New York, NY

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• When you look in the dictionary for the most important word, do you know what it is? It could be remember.Because all of you have made covenants-you know what to do and you know how to do it-our greatest need is to remember.

  Spencer W. Kimball

  Important, Needs, Looks

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• Let us not give up. Let us be true to our covenants. Let us never lose sight of our Advocate and Redeemer as we walk toward Him, one imperfect step after another.

  Dieter F. Uchtdorf

  Giving Up, Sight, Steps

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