Covenant Love by Pastor Brent Lokker

Nearly 33 years ago, my beautiful bride Suzanne took my breath away as she walked down the aisle on our wedding day. Somehow, some way (I thank God nearly every day for this miracle) she wanted to be with me for the rest of our lives! Of course, we had already made our decision before we came to the time of exchanging our marriage vows, but there was still something very sacred about that moment when we declared our covenant intentions to belong to one another exclusively. God has made a covenant with us as well. And similarly, His heart Is smitten with us. We are the focus of His love and His desire! All that’s required on our end is a return of that desire, to want Him exclusively as well, and to realize that because of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross and His perfect righteousness, the lie of shame will never be able to take us away from heart to heart connection with the Lord.  I am my beloveds and he is mine! (Song of Songs 6:3) This past Saturday I spoke of the covenant love that the Father has for us, one that speaks of his heart that is always for us and never against us. I also shared how He is actually on both ends of this covenant, which means he made sure that he took care of all the details so that nothing would be left to chance! You can hear the astounding truth here:

The Father's Covenant Of Amazing Grace

To be wanted, chosen, adored, loved and treasured is the longing of every heart. This must be why the scriptures reveal that Jesus is the desire of the nations (Haggai 2:7). What this means is that every heart everywhere in the world is seeking the fulfilment that only Jesus can bring. We, as carriers of his light, get to introduce our astounding Jesus to a world of people who are frightened, lonely, frustrated and lost without him. This is why our heavenly Father gives each of us our life’s purpose:   God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation.   So, we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!” 2 Corinthians 5:18-20 (NLT) Collectively, we are the bride He’s always wanted. The eternal covenant of grace has already been set in stone through the death and resurrection of Jesus. We just need to be sure that everyone gets in on this compelling love with and for Jesus, that they begin this life with Him that will never end! With Love,                  Brent