Covenant Promise
Dearest Father, thank You for bringing me into Your Kingdom where You reign, in Jesus, Mediator of the new covenant whose Blood promises much better things. As written in the First Reading.
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Today's Readings
First Reading: Hebrews 12: 18-19, 21-24
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 48: 2-3ab, 3cd-4, 9, 10-11
Alleluia: Mark 1: 15
Gospel: Mark 6: 7-13
Reading 1, Hebrews 12:18-19, 21-24
Hebrews 12:18-19, 21-24 GNBDK
[18] You have not come, as the people of Israel came, to what you can feel, to Mount Sinai with its blazing fire, the darkness and the gloom, the storm,
[19] the blast of a trumpet, and the sound of a voice. When the people heard the voice, they begged not to hear another word,
[21] The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am trembling and afraid!”
[22] Instead, you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, with its thousands of angels.
[23] You have come to the joyful gathering of God's firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, who is the judge of all people, and to the spirits of good people made perfect.
[24] You have come to Jesus, who arranged the new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that promises much better things than does the blood of Abel.
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 48:2-3, 3-4, 9, 10-11
R. (see 10) O God, we ponder your mercy within your temple.
Great is the LORD and wholly to be praised in the city of our God. His holy mountain, fairest of heights, is the joy of all the earth.
R. O God, we ponder your mercy within your temple.
Mount Zion, “the recesses of the North,” the city of the great King. God is with her castles; renowned is he as a stronghold.
R. O God, we ponder your mercy within your temple.
As we had heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, In the city of our God; God makes it firm forever.
R. O God, we ponder your mercy within your temple.
O God, we ponder your mercy within your temple. As your name, O God, so also your praise reaches to the ends of the earth. Of justice your right hand is full.
R. O God, we ponder your mercy within your temple.
Alleluia, alleluia.
The Kingdom of God is at hand;
repent and believe in the Gospel.
Gospel, Mark 6:7-13
Mark 6:7-13 GNBDK
[7] He called the twelve disciples together and sent them out two by two. He gave them authority over the evil spirits
[8] and ordered them, “Don't take anything with you on your journey except a stick — no bread, no beggar's bag, no money in your pockets.
[9] Wear sandals, but don't carry an extra shirt.”
[10] He also said, “Wherever you are welcomed, stay in the same house until you leave that place.
[11] If you come to a town where people do not welcome you or will not listen to you, leave it and shake the dust off your feet. That will be a warning to them!”
[12] So they went out and preached that people should turn away from their sins.
[13] They drove out many demons, and rubbed olive oil on many sick people and healed them.
Dearest Father,
Thank You for bringing me into Your Kingdom where You reign, in Jesus, Mediator of the new covenant whose Blood promises much better things. As written in the First Reading.
Hebrews 12:24 GNBDK
[24] You have come to Jesus, who arranged the new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that promises much better things than does the blood of Abel.
Thank You, Father, the Blood of Jesus has made me Your child and heir, with the same privileges and authority as Jesus has.
Now I have the same role in Your Kingdom too, as Jesus - Prophet, Priest, and King.
As prophet, I speak the truth of Your word before Your people.
As priest, I lift up prayers to You on behalf of Your people.
As king, I serve Your people, decreeing Your law, Your word as I rule in my world in Your behalf.
In Jesus, I have power and riches, wisdom and strength, honor and glory, and blessings!
Revelation 5:12 NABRE
[12] and they cried out in a loud voice: “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches, wisdom and strength, honor and glory and blessing.”
Everything I need to live the rich life in Christ.
Living on earth, I dwell in Your Kingdom, where You call me to rule on Your behalf.
I was listening to Gary Kasee and his teachings on the Kingdom of God and how we are called by God to operate in the Kingdom.
He said that the Kingdom of God is a government, with a Ruler who governs with laws, much like any other government. He mentioned that because of the new covenant, God made us ambassadors of Christ, a representative of His government.
2 Corinthians 5:20 AMP
[20] So we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us; we [as Christ’s representatives] plead with you on behalf of Christ to be reconciled to God.
I am an ambassador of Christ in my jurisdiction, my area of influence.
I searched AI for the power of an ambassador. And here it says:
The power of an ambassador is derived from their ability to represent their government and maintain diplomatic relations with another country. Ambassadors can influence their government's policy and promote their country's interests abroad.
What came to me as I was listening to him talk about me being an ambassador of the government of Christ is that I am in a foreign country here on earth, which is under the Kingdom of Satan, with its earth-cursed painful toil and sweat system, but as an ambassador of the Kingdom of God, I am living in an embassy of the Kingdom of God, considered a sovereign place which the host country (earth curse) can't touch.
AI said of an embassy:
An ambassador in a foreign country typically lives in the embassy, which is usually located in the capital city of the host country, and includes an official residence within the embassy grounds where the ambassador resides personally;.
The embassy is considered sovereign territory of the sending country, meaning the ambassador's residence is also considered part of that territory within the host country.
Embassies often have security measures in place to protect the ambassador and staff.
You are an ambassador of Christ. The Kingdom of Heaven ruled by God, the King of kings and Lord of lords, is Your sending country.
Your family, your workplace, your community, your country is your jurisdiction, your embassy. Everything that you have jurisdiction over is a sovereign territory of God whom you serve.
You are under God's protection, you have His provision, you can depend on Him for direction to further the interests of His Kingdom.
Do not limit yourself by thinking small or unworthy, or without power. You have an assignment from God. Wherever He has planted you, whatever your hands touch, is your embassy. That is your garden.
And as Adam was called to go into the world and multiply, you also are called to do the same. As the apostles were sent by Jesus, in today's Gospel, so He is sending you.
Do not sleep on your assignment.
Grow your knowledge and train yourself to discipline as a child and heir of God so you can bear the confidence of the child and heir of God and fulfill His purpose in you and your assignment as His ambassador.
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Get your GodX vision, what God wants you to be, do, and, have. Your desires are usually desires birthed by God in you.
Philippians 2:13 NASB2020
[13] for it is God who is at work in you, both to desire and to work for His good pleasure.
That's Pillar 2, GodX vision, of the Richlife Playbook. Don't discount your desires because they seem impossible. Do not limit yourself by what you think you can be, do, and, have but have a vision of what God wants you to be, do, and have.
Ask every day what God wants you to do and what He wants done. Your duty as His ambassador is to work for the interest of God, your Sovereign King. You’ll know what He wants by studying His laws, His words in Scripture. That's why I established this Speakchrist Diaries. To help us reflect and know God's will daily.
That's Pillar 3. Rock Foundation.
And then we go do what He wants done. Every day. No matter the consequences. No matter the challenges. What can you do today? Not yesterday. Not tomorrow. Today.
That's Pillar 4, 24-hour activation.
In the SpeakChrist RichLife Club, I'll show you how to implement it together every day so you can live the rich life in Christ that He said He had come to give you.
John 10:10 TPT
[10] A thief has only one thing in mind—he wants to steal, slaughter, and destroy. But I have come to give you everything in abundance, more than you expect —life in its fullness until you overflow!
I'll show you as God has shown me. Of course, it's really up to you to implement.
But so far, this system has given me the structure so that every day, I'm able to consistently do what I said I would do, at the beginning of the year, without struggle and a structure that leaves me with more energy to focus on the harder work of thinking, receiving, and implementing God-inspired ideas.
It also motivates me every day because of the built-in reward system in the playbook I use to, at the same, track my daily progress.
I just want to share this with the people I know God wants me to minister this to.
My life has been so much richer ever since I've implemented this playbook.
In the previous SpeakChrist diaries, I shared that because I was focused on publishing these diaries which take up most of my mornings, I’m not able to work much on my online jobs which means less income for these few weeks since I started, because I’m paid by the hour.
So this week, I’m up to the last of my budget for food. But daily, I still publish my diaries. I trust in You, Father, to provide for me and my family’s needs.
This afternoon, my brother came with his wife. He had a failed transaction for some land he had wanted to buy and the guy who sold him the land gave him back all the money my brother has paid so far, plus 10k over the amount.
All of a sudden, before my brother left, he gave 5k to my mama. He said for our needs.
Wow! What do you call that? Divine provision. Just as God promised to provide, He always does. That’s the power of His Covenant Promise.
Before knowing, with utmost confidence, this privilege that I have in the Kingdom, that my God always provides for my needs according to His riches and glory, I always got so agitated whenever there was a need and I didn’t have money.
I've been worried and anxious regarding the state of my finances, my health, my work, and my relationships.
But with the RichLife Playbook, I'm living the rich life in Christ, free from worry and anxiety, focused on my assignment, trusting in God's protection and provision. Working every day but fully expecting a future full of hope.
Seeing miracles happen before my eyes.
That's what happened when my condo suddenly got foreclosed.
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I would have despaired, if I had not been trained by God in this RichLife Playbook since 2022.
I detailed my learnings since 2022 in this book, Give Thanks and Grow Rich.
The principles that God has shown me, that I've detailed in the book, are the exact principles that I have implemented in my fight against my condo foreclosure. And it worked, I won back my condo!
The bottom line?
Hebrews 12:24 GNBDK
[24] You have come to Jesus, who arranged the new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that promises much better things than does the blood of Abel.
We have a covenant with God, not by our own merits, but by the precious Blood of Christ that promises much better things.
What is a covenant? Isn’t it no different than a contract?
Here's what AI says:
A "covenant" is considered a more profound and enduring promise, often signifying a deep commitment or shared identity between parties, while a "contract" is a legally binding agreement focused on exchanging specific goods or services, with a more transactional nature; essentially, a covenant involves giving oneself to a relationship, whereas a contract involves exchanging something you possess.
So we have a covenant with God, His enduring promise and exchange of identities, making us His children and heirs while giving us His Name, in Jesus’ Name, sealed with the precious Blood of His Son and Heir that promises better things.
What better things?
The rich life in Christ, life to the full, everything in abundance, more than you expect until you overflow.
John 10:10 TPT
[10] A thief has only one thing in mind—he wants to steal, slaughter, and destroy. But I have come to give you everything in abundance, more than you expect —life in its fullness until you overflow!
Do you want that?
Join our RichLife Club. I'll show you how.
Live the rich life in Christ today:
You have a covenant with God by the Blood of Jesus Christ that promises better things.
Now you have the rich life in Christ.
Live it.
Do you know that you have God's promises of much better things in our New covenant with Jesus?
Claim it. Say Amen!
Hebrews 12:24 GNBDK
[24] You have come to Jesus, who arranged the new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that promises much better things than does the blood of Abel.
Now Your Turn
(Questions to ask yourself when scripture journaling)
What verses spoke to me strongly and powerfully from the scripture readings?
What is God saying to me in these verse or verses?
What does God want me to do today?
Journal prompts of the day:
Are you in covenant with God by giving your life to Jesus?
Do you know what you have in our covenant with God?
Have you claimed the promises of much better things given to us in Covenant with God?
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