Even in our greatest struggles, we can find peace, contentment, and resolve in the shelter of the Almighty. However, we are not guaranteed that comfort outside of unbroken covenant relationship with God.

One of my favorite bedtime routines is to select a YouTube ambience video of falling rain, lullaby piano music, gentle snowfall on a forest lane, or ocean sounds in a beachside cabin to quiet the noise of the day. No peace would be found, though, without God’s presence with me. So let me ask. Do you have peace with the Lord?

As promised in an earlier post, throughout the month of October, I will write about spiritual warfare and deliverance. Each day will build on the subject, but let’s start with a critical component … the covenant relationship.

The covenant is an oath or a contract. The two parties to the contract can void the contract by breaking the oath or the terms that it contains. In the case of the covenant with God, He promises to be our God (and all that involves) IF we promise for Him to be our God. All is well as long as the covenant is unbroken. God will protect us from the spiritual forces of evil. God will provide peace in our trials. God will be Lord when we intentionally choose Him in that seat of honor.

The problems arise when we breach the contract by putting someone or something else on the throne of our lives. Choosing to ignore God or to seek a counterfeit “god” is called “sin”. (Satan gets IN.) You need look no further than the third chapter of Genesis in the Bible to get a thorough glimpse of how quickly the covenant with God can be broken through falling to temptation.

I maintain that one cannot be in a true covenant relationship with God without hearing His voice in prayer. How can anyone obey God without knowing what He wants for each one personally? God never intended for a best-guess relationship. He wants to give us exact step-by-step leading that only He can give to direct us in the destiny calling over our lives.

If we are not following Him, then we are not in covenant with Him. He has no obligation to protect us or our family line without unbroken covenant relationship. Because of His grace, He can choose to withhold the enemy’s reach to certain boundaries, but He doesn’t have to. If you have chosen a counterfeit authority, then you have chosen the consequences of having a false god. Tomorrow, we will talk about restoring a broken covenant relationship. God has made it easy, but it is necessary.

What questions do you have about the covenant relationship? I want to address them because all spiritual conflict exists in the absence of peace outside of covenant relationship with God.