Come Follow Me: Between 6-7: Thoughts to Keep in Mind
Come Follow Me: Thoughts to Keep in Mind: The Covenant
The Covenant People:
What covenants have you made with God?
What covenants
have you made with other people?
What is the difference
between a covenant, a contract, and an oath?
“When God spoke to
Noah, Abraham, or Moses about covenants, He was inviting them to
enter into a relationship of trust with Him.”
“the
Old Testament is fundamentally the story of people who saw themselves
as the inheritors of this covenant—the covenant people.”
How do we
receive or enter into this covenant and relationship with God?
(Galatians 3: 27-29)
What are the blessings of the
Abrahamic Covenant? How have you been blessed by receiving and
entering into this covenant? What promises are yours through faith in
Jesus Christ?
Do I want to be a
greater follower of Righteousness? (See Abraham 1:2) He sought the
blessings of the fathers.
How have you been blessed to be
introduced to these principles by having parents who wanted to be
greater followers of righteousness?
Adam and Eve were the
first to enter into this covenant relationship with God. We have
received it and entered into this relationship with God as well,
through our baptisms and through the endowment we’ve received in
the temple.
With the blessings that Abraham and his children received through the covenant, they also inherited a great responsibility to make these things known and available to the rest of God’s children.
God’s covenant with Abraham promised wonderful blessings: an inheritance of land, a large posterity, access to priesthood ordinances, and a name that would be honored for generations to come. But the focus of this covenant was not just on the blessings Abraham and his family would receive but also on the blessing they would be to the rest of God’s children. “Thou shalt be a blessing,” God declared, “and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed” (Genesis 12:2–3).
The family of Abraham were to “bear this ministry and Priesthood unto all nations,” sharing “the blessings of the Gospel, which are the blessings of salvation, even of life eternal” (Abraham 2:9, 11).
When I am given extra responsibilities to help gather God’s children, do I murmur or rejoice? (See Abraham 2:12)
The gospel has been
restored in the latter days, along with the Priesthood, the
covenants, and the ordinances. It’s a wonderful gift. And those who
have been gathered to Israel need to become part of the gathering.
How is the Lord making bare His arm in seeing that the
covenant is fulfilled? (See 1 Nephi 22: 8-12)
Who is the
Lord’s covenant relationship for?
The fullness of the Abrahamic Covenant is found in the ordinances of the temple.
“Ultimately, in the holy temple, we may become joint heirs to the blessings of an eternal family, as once promised to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and their posterity (President Nelson).”
It is through making and keeping these covenants that we become God’s chosen people.
Exodus 6:7 Deuteronomy 7:6 26:18 Ezekiel 11:20
We become different
from the world around us. Our covenants make it possible for us to be
true, committed disciples of Jesus Christ. “Our covenants,”
President Nelson explained, “bind us to Him and give us godly
power.” And when God blesses His people with His power, it is
with the invitation and expectation that they will bless others—that
they will “be a blessing” to “all the families of the earth”
Abraham
2:9, 11
When you read about covenants in the Old Testament, think about God’s relationship with you! Genesis 28:14
Doctrine and Covenants 131:1–4; 132:20–24
Matthew 5:5; Psalm 37:9, 11; see also Doctrine and Covenants 88:17–20
What can you do—as a covenant follower of Jesus Christ—to be a blessing to the families around you?
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