He Will Be Our God - Part 685

Today is a new day. We can be confident in this because the Lord said this is the covenant that I -- Almighty God -- will make with them after those days. Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they continued not in my covenant. They served the law but at the end of the day, could not measure up to the commandments. (Hebrews 8:9)  As the scriptures state, "Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made; ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator." (Galatians 3:19)

When the Seed came, "now hath He obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also He is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises." (Hebrews 8:6) A new covenant. Note that this covenant is not an addendum to the former as in the old or former written in stone. Rather, the new covenant is written on the fleshly tables of individual hearts. Our Lord God -- later becoming our Saviour -- promised the inheritors of this new covenant that He would be to them their God and they shall be to Him their people.

But not as the offence for if through the offence of one, many be dead, much more the grace of God and the gift by grace -- which is by one man Jesus Christ -- hath abounded unto many. (Romans 5:15) 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. (Hebrews 9:15)

Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. "By whom also we have access by faith into this grace -- wherewith we stand and rejoice in hope of the glory of God." (Romans 5:2)

So glory in tribulation knowing that tribulation works patience -- and patience experience -- and experience hope -- and hope makes not ashamed because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

Why would He that is righteous and holy decide to shed His precious blood on the cross of Calvary? Because only our Lord God and Saviour could love us enough to commend His love toward us while we were yet sinners. Indeed, Christ died for us. "Much more than being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him." (Romans 5:1-9)

Trust Jesus today. Ask Jesus to bring you His peace and joy that passes all human understanding. Read His Word. Stand in the offering plate.