Wednesday January 18th
Bible Reading: Heb. 8: 7 - 13
Topic: A Superior Covenant
The new Covenant in Jesus
Christ is here presented as more
beneficial and superior to the old Covenant.
Yesterday, we saw that
Jesus' Priesthood is far Superior to Aaron's
When anything is seen as
more beneficial and superior, the implication is simply that it can perfectly
replace the inferior.
The Law is the shadow of
the gracious Covenant in Jesus Christ which is full of Divine and Earthly benefits.
The New Covenant
guarantees our supernatural freedom in Jesus Christ (John 8: 32, 36)
It elevates our position
in the Heavenly Order of Ranks such that man formerly made a little lower than
Angels is now son to God the Father (Psalm 8: 5)
In this New Covenant, man
that was dying in sin received mercy, remission of sins and eternal life free
of charge.
This Good News is not the
preserve of an elite group - as the Jews used to have the Law - but for all
humanity.
Through this Ministry of
the New Covenant in Christ is given to
all, we all have to make an individual choice to participate in it and receive
the benefits from it.
Will you seize the
opportunity to benefit? or will you reject this offer of grace from God?
The choice is yours to
make
Prayer:
Lord Jesus, may I always
be a partaker of the New Covenant and all its benefits, Amen
Memory verse: Heb. 8: 12
"For I will be
merciful to their unrighteousness and their sins and their iniquities will I
remember no more."
Source:
The Daily Fountain
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
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