Experiencing God with Us
ICS Daily Devotions

Matthew 1:1,23 (NKJV) The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham..… “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”

God in His wisdom established a covenant with Abraham so that His only Son could rightfully walk among man and be the ultimate sacrifice for mankind. God will never leave or forsake us. Today, the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Godhead, dwells within all believers. Knowledge of the covenant rights that belong to us will help us to experience Immanuel, God with us.

In a covenant, all debts as well as talents are shared. God has opened to us an immeasurable amount of wisdom which we can tap into. He has told us that we can have all His wisdom liberally without reproach, including the word of wisdom through the gifts of the Holy Spirit, so we can know how to act in a particular situation. It is imparted to us supernaturally by the revelation of the Holy Spirit’s will and can come in the form of a vision, dream, audible voice, prophecy, or tongues with interpretation.

James 1:5-6 (NKJV) If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.

Also, in a covenant relationship, two natures will become one, which means we have the nature of God in the new creation.

2 Peter 1:4 (NKJV) By which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world through lust.

Next, all assets and possessions are shared equally in a covenant relationship. In the story of the prodigal son, the father declared that everything that he had belonged to the son who stayed home.

Luke 15:31 (NKJV): “And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours.

Finally, the covenant is a channel through which God meets all my needs. God never owns anything for Himself, nor do I own anything myself. Instead, we own them together, which means everything God has belongs to us, and everything we have belongs to God. Therefore, we are stewards of everything He has entrusted us so that we can be the ones He uses to administer His assets.

Philippians 4:19 (NKJV): And my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Sermon Series: Christmas