“ONLY A BREATH AWAY” 159and eternal harmony.
A "COVENANT" RELATIONSHIP
It is because the Holy Ghost is here on earth and by
your side that you keep the healing or deliverance you have
received. That is why Jesus could return to heaven, and yet
you can retain on earth the gift He has given. If you want to
know how to maintain a close relationship with the Holy
Spirit, listen to the word of the great prophet Haggai:
"According to the word that I covenanted with you when
you came out of Egypt, so My Spirit remains among you;
do not fear" (Hag. 2:5).
When you ask the Son of God to come into your heart,
you are making a personal covenant with God. And it's not
a one-way conversation. God also makes an agreement or a
"covenant" with you. That's the way He has always worked.
The Father initiated covenants with Adam, Noah,
Abraham, Isaac, David, and many others. But just as God
has sought to enter into agreements, so has humanity
reached out to God. That is what we discover with Jacob,
Joshua, Elijah, and the Israelites.
As the Israelites confessed their sins to God, they said:
Now therefore, our God,
The great, the mighty, and awesome God,Who keeps covenant and mercy....
... we are in great distress. (Neh. 9:32,37)
Then Nehemiah told the Lord,
And because of all this,We make a sure covenant, and write it;
And our leaders and our Levites and our priests seal it. (v. 38)
It was signed by no fewer than eighty-four leaders who
swore to have "entered into a curse and an oath to walk in