“Then the Lord said: “I am making a covenant with you. Before all your people I will do wonders never before done in any nation in all the world. The people you live among will see how awesome is the work that I, the Lord, will do for you. Obey what I command you today. I will drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land where you are going, or they will be a snare among you” (Ex 34:10-12)

God makes a covenant with Moses and His people. Each party has a responsibility to be faithful to the covenant.

This is God’s promise to His people:

He will be with Israel and never betray His love for them. He shall perform miracles and wonders in their midst. Even if they pray, He shall not perform miracles among the neighboring nations. These miracles shall be a discrimination sign to the other nations, telling that that He is on the side of His people. These miracles of provision and protection shall bring joy to His people. The other nations will live an ordinary, hard and boring life; nothing supernatural about their existence. They have to labor hard for their daily bread. Their best ‘miracle’ is to have a job. But there shall be no promotion, no profit and no benefits. They have to fight their own battles to protect themselves. They shall become tired with the affairs of this life but God’s people shall have rest in the midst of their pleasant, easy and fruitful labor. These miracles among the believers shall be a terrible sign against the enemies of God. They shall become afraid, intimidated and confused by what they see. They shall be disturbed, distracted and tired mentally trying to understand why the miracles they see with the believers pass them by. They shall not be able to solve this puzzle. Their financial gurus shall not be able to replicate the miracles of provision they see in the camp of God’s people. They shall be angry but not be able to ‘steal’ God’s provision to His people or destroy their peace. They shall be jealous but forced to express admiration for what God does for His people.

This is the covenant responsibility of God’s people:

God expects obedience from His people. It is their responsibility to study the Bible and obey God’s Word to the best of their understanding. Ignorance and rebellion shall be punished accordingly even among God’s people. They have a responsibility to stay separate from the other nations. They shall not make friends with the unbelievers even if these are friendly neighboring nations. They shall not open their hearts to them, become intimate with them or marry them. There shall be no business partnership with unbelievers. For the miracles to continue in the camp of God’s people, this separation must be preserved. God shall deal differently with the unbelievers. He shall ‘drive them out before you’. The word means to trouble marriages and relationships until they end in divorce and they go away. Friendship with unbelievers shall only end in much sorrow and loss. No prayer will help.

No matter how beautiful Vashti is, no matter how long she has been on the throne, she will eventually go away and be replaced with Queen Hadassah Esther. No matter how wise and rich Haman is, in spite of his manipulation to become the prime minister of Persia, he and his sons shall die and will be replaced by Mordecai. Be careful dear Esther; do not make friends with Vashti and her friends! Be careful dear Mordecai; do not make friends with Haman and his family! This is God’s Covenant! Concerning God’s enemies: you cannot save them! Trying to help them you shall fall into a snare and you shall suffer because of it! By breaking the covenant you will grieve the Spirit of God who ‘works wonders’ for you! Thru rebellion you quench the Holy Spirit and the promised miracles shall fade away! Stay faithful and humble to the end!

God’s enemies shall fall for your sake! Did you know that? This is the God of the Bible! This is His warning against disobedience! This is His Word! According to the covenant, God’s blessing is on you, the faithful, humble and obedient child! Amen!

In Christ I declare:

I shall obey God all the days of my life!

I shall remain faithful and humble to the end!

I reject and divorce all evil spirits!

I destroy any false covenants I made with evil spirits and their human agents!

As for me and my household, we shall serve the Lord!

Miracles of provision and protection shall be our portion!

In Jesus name

Amen!