New Covenant

Scripture:

15 This is why Jesus is the mediator of the new covenant: through His death, He delivered us from the sins that we had built up under the first covenant, and His death has made it possible for all who are called to receive God’s promised inheritance. 16 For whenever there is a testament—a will—the death of the one who made it must be confirmed 17 because a will takes effect only at the death of its maker; it has no validity as long as the maker is still alive. 18 Even the first testament — the first covenant —required blood to be put into action. 19 When Moses had given all the laws of God to the people, he took the blood of calves and of goats, water, hyssop, and scarlet wool; and he sprinkled the scroll and all the people, 20 telling them, “This is the blood of the covenant that God has commanded for us.” (Hebrews 9:15-20 The Voice) The old covenant that God made was good for the people, and helped them to stay on track a bit (many times they strayed off though). But then for us today, we have the new covenant. This new covenant is ours because first, God was willing to send His only Son to earth to die on the cross and pay the price for our sins. And then, Jesus was willing to go to the cross with our sins on His shoulders, die, and rise again. The new covenant is now ours as an inheritance. Sometimes it is hard to understand, and even accept, all that Jesus has done for us give us this inheritance. Thank You does not seem enough for what You have done for me, but it is what I offer You. My life is good, and Your unfailing love is wonderful! AMEN Because I trust You, Lord, Your unfailing love surrounds me. I will rejoice in You and be glad. I will shout for joy! Psalm 32
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