THE BLOOD COVENANT WITH JESUS!

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

TUESDAY JUNE 1, 2021.

SUBJECT : THE BLOOD COVENANT WITH JESUS!

Memory verse: "To Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.” (Hebrews 12 vs 24.)

READ: Hebrews 13 vs 20 - 21: 

13:20: Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of everlasting covenant,

13:21: make you complete in every good work to do His Will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever, Amen.

INTIMATION:

Jesus came as a propitiation for our sins, and His death on the cross ushered in the new covenant or agreement between God and us. Jesus said, “For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins” (Matthew 26 vs 28). Jesus Himself was the ultimate and final sacrifice for sin. Rather than a lamb without blemish slain on the altar in the pre-Christ era, the perfect Lamb of God was slain on the cross, a sinless sacrifice, so that our sins are forgiven once and for all. 

All those who believe in Christ receive that forgiveness. Our new covenant is sealed with the Blood of Jesus Christ. Deity and humanity united in the incarnation. How much better is the Blood of Jesus Christ than the blood of an animal! How much better is the life of the Son of God than the life of a mere animal! We are bound to Him by an indissoluble covenant. He is bound to us as Jehovah was bound to Abraham in the old covenant. Now all people can personally approach God and communicate with Him. 

The significance of the new covenant include: (1) Christ died for us—self-sacrifice by the guiltless Christ. (2) God is directly involved in our lives; it focuses on the reign of Christ in the heart of the believers, and we have unlimited access to God. (3) It’s not temporal, but eternal and a reality. (4) Believers have access to limitless promises of God, and can trust God on them. (5) It’s a conclusive sacrifice—Christ’s sacrifice is complete and final. 

Participating in this new covenant has its price. You have to leave the world behind, follow Christ accepting Him as your Lord and Savior, obeying His commandments. When you do that, His sacrifice applies to you. You are now under His protection and benefit from His perfect relationship with God. This blood covenant with Christ is not to be entered into lightly. The penalty for not doing your part is separation from Him, and the consequences are overwhelming.

In the passage we read today, the verses include two significant results of Christ’s death and resurrection. God works in us to make us the kind of people that would please Him, and He equips us to do the kind of work that would please Him. The Scripture in Philippians 2 vs 13 says, “For it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.” This is consummated in us through the power of the indwelling Spirit. 

God, knowing our weaknesses and imperfections, offers to work in us; to change us to what we should be that will be pleasing to Him. We are now called to the supreme privilege of fellowshipping with the Father and the Son. That is what our Christ wrought for us in redemption. How proud we should be of Him. How we should brag about Him before men. He is our Lord. He is our Savior. We are partakers of His nature. Remember He is the vine and we are the branches. We are one with Him, and should rejoice in the fact we have such oneness.

Prayer: Abba Father, You are so merciful and loving. You gave Your all to save me, even the ultimate sacrifice of the life of Your only begotten Son, Jesus Christ our Messiah, who shedded His blood on the cross to save us. Empower me with the grace to give my all to follow You, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!