David in Psalms wrote, "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever." He understood inherently that our Lord God who had determined to become our Saviour even before the foundation of the world was formed offered the promise of eternal inheritance to those who receive Him. Not just abundance and joy in Heaven but in our daily lives on earth too.
It is for this reason that Jesus became and still is the mediator of the new testament -- the dispensation of grace that we live in today. That by means of His death, redemption of all transgressions that were under the first testament -- the Old Testament - could be rectified. In Hebrews chapter 9, we read that our salvation is not by the blood of goats and calves that were indicative of Old Testament beliefs but by His own blood -- the precious blood of Jesus shed on a cross. It was He who entered in once and for all having obtained eternal redemption for us.
How much more then shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot in order to purge our conscience from dead works to serve the living God bless us? For this cause He is the mediator of the new testament that by means of death for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. The promise of eternal inheritance. Think about this.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow us all the days of our lives. Our lives here on earth. And we shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. In His joy. In His peace. He knows of our troubles and travails and yet He wants to comfort us. Wrap us up in His arms and bless us with His abundance -- His kingdom. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true but into Heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us. He is the way, the truth and the life. The mediator between God and man. Our hope and our salvation.
Nor yet that He should offer Himself often as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others, for then must He often have suffered since the foundation of the world. But now once in the end of the world hath He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. And as it is appointed unto men once to die but after this the judgement, so Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time without sin unto salvation. (Hebrews 9:25-28)
For the law with all its sacrifices and burnt offerings was only a shadow of the good things yet to come for those that believe in Jesus.
This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts and in their minds will I write to them. And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. Enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus -- by a new and living way which He hath consecrated for us through the veil that is to say His flesh.
Therefore, let us draw near to our Lord and Saviour with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering -- for Jesus is faithful. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I -- we -- you and I -- who believe in Jesus dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Rejoice today! And remember that surely in blessing, He will bless thee and in multiplying, He will multiply thee. Jesus loves you. Stand in the offering plate.
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