The Blood Covenant #23
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Discover the full scope of your blood covenant with God — from supernatural healing to debt-cancelling provision — and learn why giving your best unlocks heaven’s abundance.
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Blood Covenant Overview
In this powerful installment of the ongoing Blood Covenant series, the pastor brings listeners back to the very roots of Christian faith — the redemptive work of Jesus Christ as the one and only Redeemer and Mediator between God and man. Drawing from Isaiah 48:17, Galatians 3:13-14, Malachi 3:8-12, Deuteronomy 28, Psalm 35:27, and 1 Kings 17, the message explores how God’s covenant with His people encompasses redemption from poverty, sickness, and spiritual death. A central theme is the concept of giving God your best, illustrated powerfully through the story of the widow of Zarephath and the prophet Elijah. The pastor also shares a compelling personal testimony about being buried in business debt — over one hundred thousand dollars — and how radical obedience to God through tithing led to a miraculous, complete financial turnaround within two months. The message challenges believers to move beyond apathy and criticism toward active, faith-filled participation in every dimension of their blood covenant with God, including healing, prosperity, and intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit.
Blood Covenant Outline
- 0:00 – Opening Prayer and the Role of the Holy Spirit: The pastor opens with prayer, inviting the Holy Spirit to bring revelation, and emphasizes that without the Spirit we cannot fully comprehend the brilliance of what Christ has accomplished.
- 8:30 – God Teaches Us to Profit — Isaiah 48:17: Reading Isaiah 48:17, the pastor establishes that a redeemed believer taught in God’s Word should be ascending, succeeding, and prospering — not merely surviving.
- 18:00 – Redemption From the Curse — Galatians 3:13-14: Christ has redeemed believers from poverty, sickness, and spiritual death. The pastor explains how the blessing of Abraham is available to every believer through faith, and why the prosperity message is inseparable from God’s redemptive nature.
- 28:00 – Only Your Best Will Do — The Malachi Principle: Drawing from Malachi chapters 1 and 3, the pastor shows how Israel’s apathy and giving of second-rate offerings distorted their understanding of God’s love, leading to the direct challenge: will a man rob God?
- 38:30 – The Tithe as a Covenant Act — Malachi 3:10-12: God’s invitation to test Him through tithing is unpacked. The pastor explains that the tithe is not merely financial duty but a covenant transaction that opens the windows of heaven and rebukes the devourer.
- 48:00 – A Personal Testimony of Supernatural Debt Cancellation: The pastor shares how he and his wife Pam, after committing to radical obedience and tithing in 1982, saw over one hundred thousand dollars of business debt completely erased within two months through miraculous, unexplained provision.
- 57:00 – The Widow of Zarephath — 1 Kings 17: The account of Elijah and the widow illustrates the principle of giving God first. When the widow gave her last to the prophet, she transferred jurisdictions from the world’s system of lack into God’s covenant system of supernatural multiplication.
- 1:07:00 – Changing Kingdoms Through First-Fruits Giving: The pastor explains that giving to God first is not just an act of obedience but a spiritual transaction that shifts what you possess from the jurisdiction of the cursed world system into the governing authority of heaven.
Scripture References
Isaiah 48:17, Galatians 3:13-14, Deuteronomy 28:1-14, Psalm 35:27, Malachi 1:2-3, Malachi 3:8-12, Proverbs 3:9-10, 2 Peter 1:3, 1 Kings 17:8-16, Luke 4, Romans 10:17, Psalm 103
Key Takeaways
- Jesus Christ is the one and only Redeemer and Mediator between God and man, and His blood covenant covers believers completely — spirit, soul, and body.
- Redemption from the curse of the law means freedom from poverty, sickness, and spiritual death, making God’s prosperity message an inseparable part of the gospel.
- God teaches His people to profit and ascend, so a life of continual lack is not a sign of humility — it is a sign of disconnect from the covenant.
- Giving God your best — whether in worship, work, or finances — is the defining test of whether your blessings have become more important to you than God Himself.
- The tithe is the only place in Scripture where God invites you to test Him, promising to open the windows of heaven and rebuke the devourer on your behalf.
- When you give to God first, you change jurisdictions — your resources move out from under the authority of this world’s curse and into the governing realm of heaven’s abundance.
- Radical, consistent obedience to God’s Word, even when circumstances are overwhelming, positions you for supernatural provision that no banker, system, or human plan could ever produce.
Blood Covenant Notes
The One Redeemer of the Covenant
The entire series on the blood covenant is anchored in one non-negotiable truth: Jesus Christ is not a redeemer among many — He is the Redeemer. The pastor is explicit that no co-redeemer exists alongside Him, and that there is one Mediator between God and man. This is the doctrinal foundation from which every covenant benefit flows. Without grasping the exclusive and complete nature of Christ’s redemptive work, believers will always struggle to access what the covenant has already provided. The Holy Spirit plays a vital role in illuminating this reality, which is why the sermon opens with a prayer for the eyes of understanding to be enlightened.
Prosperity Rooted in Redemption Not Greed
A recurring concern in this message is the tendency within parts of the organized church to dismiss or criticize the biblical prosperity message. The pastor directly confronts this, grounding financial increase not in materialism but in the redemptive character of God Himself. Isaiah 48:17 declares that God teaches His people to profit — the Hebrew word meaning to ascend, to be benefited, to become successful. Galatians 3:13-14 confirms that Christ bore the curse so the blessing of Abraham would reach every believer. Prosperity is therefore not an add-on to the gospel; it is woven into its very fabric.
The Best Test — Jacob Versus Esau
The contrast between Jacob and Esau in Malachi 1 serves as a sobering illustration. Esau sold his birthright — his entire future inheritance — for a single bowl of lentil soup because his immediate hunger felt more urgent than his long-term destiny. This is identified as the same spirit present in believers who go through the motions of worship but never give God their genuine best. Jacob, the heel-grabber, ultimately wrestled with God and refused to let go until he received a blessing directly from His hand. God honored that desperate, wholehearted pursuit, calling it the kind of relationship He loves.
Testing God Through Tithing
Malachi 3:10 contains the only verse in Scripture where God explicitly invites His people to test Him. The Hebrew word translated as prove or try carries the meaning of investigating something for yourself — giving it a genuine shot. The promise attached to this test is staggering: God will open the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing so large there will not be room to receive it, and He will personally rebuke the devourer so that what you have will last, grow, and produce fruit. The tithe, understood as a covenant act rather than a religious duty, activates a divine transaction.
A Widow, a Prophet, and Changing Kingdoms
The account of the widow of Zarephath in 1 Kings 17 brings the theology into sharp human focus. She had one last meal for herself and her son before expecting to die of starvation. Elijah asked her to give it to him first. She obeyed. Her flour did not run out, and her oil did not run dry for many days. The pastor identifies the spiritual mechanism at work: the act of giving first to God transferred her resources from the jurisdiction of the world’s system of lack into the jurisdiction of heaven’s covenant abundance. This is the same principle behind first-fruits giving in every era of Scripture.
From Bankruptcy to Zero Debt in Two Months
The pastor’s personal testimony is one of the most gripping portions of this message. After taking on a union construction job that spiraled into more than one hundred thousand dollars of debt, three bank presidents told him to declare bankruptcy. He refused on the grounds of conscience. Instead, he and his wife Pam committed to radical obedience — working grueling hours, communicating honestly with creditors, and giving ten percent of their income to God even when they believed they could not afford it. Within approximately two months, an anonymous woman paid off a seventeen-thousand-dollar fuel bill, and a regional manager at Cummins Diesel paid off every remaining account in full. The devourer was rebuked.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the blood covenant and why does it matter for Christians today?
The blood covenant refers to the redemptive agreement established through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, by which believers are freed from the curse of sin, sickness, and poverty. Galatians 3:13-14 explains that Christ became a curse on our behalf so that the blessing of Abraham would come upon the Gentiles through faith. Understanding this covenant gives believers the foundation to walk in healing, provision, and eternal life with confidence.
Does the Bible really teach that God wants believers to prosper financially?
Yes. Isaiah 48:17 declares that God — the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel — teaches His people to profit and leads them in the way they should go. Psalm 35:27 affirms that God takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servants. Far from being a peripheral idea, financial blessing is rooted in the redemptive nature of God and the covenant He made through Christ.
What does the Bible say about tithing and why is it important?
Tithing — giving a tenth of one’s increase — is addressed directly in Malachi 3:10-12, where God challenges His people to bring the full tithe into the storehouse and then test Him to see if He will not open the windows of heaven. Proverbs 3:9-10 connects honoring God with first-fruits giving to barns overflowing with plenty. The tithe is presented not merely as religious obligation but as a covenant act that activates supernatural provision.
What does it mean that God will rebuke the devourer for those who tithe?
Malachi 3:11 promises that when believers honor God with their tithe, He will rebuke the devourer on their behalf — meaning what they own will last longer, their work will bear fruit, and destructive forces will be restrained from their finances. This is a covenant protection that operates in a dimension beyond natural financial planning, as illustrated by the pastor’s testimony of debt being miraculously cancelled.
What can believers learn from the story of the widow of Zarephath in 1 Kings 17?
The widow had only enough flour and oil for one final meal before she and her son expected to die. When the prophet Elijah asked her to give to him first, she obeyed, and her supply miraculously did not run out for many days. This story illustrates that giving to God first — even out of scarcity — transfers one’s resources from the world’s system of lack into the covenant system of heaven’s abundance, where multiplication is possible.
Why do some Christians resist the message of biblical prosperity?
The message acknowledges that resistance often comes from apathy, misunderstanding, or a failure to personally engage with covenant principles. Just as people who have not received salvation criticize those who have, those who have not applied themselves to divine healing or financial covenant tend to criticize those who are actively walking in those dimensions. This pattern is seen in the religious leaders of Jesus’s day who had eyes but refused to see.
How does faith grow according to this sermon?
Romans 10:17 teaches that faith comes by hearing and hearing the Word of God. The sermon emphasizes that the Word is a living seed — it may be heard multiple times before it takes root and produces action. Consistent, repeated exposure to God’s Word builds the kind of confident, covenant-based faith that enables believers to step out and act on what God has promised, even when circumstances look impossible.
What is the significance of Jacob wrestling with God in the context of the blood covenant?
Jacob’s wrestling with God in Genesis represents a turning point where he stopped relying on his own schemes and declared that all blessing must come directly from God. He refused to let go until he received that blessing, and God honored his persistence by renaming him Israel. The pastor uses this as a picture of the intimate, wholehearted pursuit of God that the blood covenant calls every believer into — a confidence placed not in the world’s systems but in the Redeemer Himself.
