Good
Morning Friends,
“But
you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living
God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, to
the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come
to God, the judge of all men, to the spirits of righteous men made perfect, to
Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a
better word than the blood of Abel.” (Hebrews 12:22-24)
The
verses above are set in contrast to the few verses that precede them. The
preceding verses paint a picture of the old covenant of Mount Sinai and the
law. It was a covenant based on a law that could not be kept. It was a covenant
focused on this world. It was a covenant characterized by fear.
But
those things are not true of the new covenant in which we live. This new
covenant is not focused on this world, but on heaven. It is not a covenant of
law, but of relationship with the Judge. It is not a covenant of fear, but of
joy, even among angels. It is a covenant of forgiveness through the sprinkled
blood of the Lamb. It is a covenant of righteousness, made possible by the
sacrifice of Jesus. It is not a covenant that we enter alone, but we enter
through a powerful mediator, the Son Himself. It is not a covenant of death,
but a covenant of life, a covenant of the living God and of life through Him.
Life
Joy
Heaven
Righteousness
Forgiveness
Help
What
a great covenant relationship God has invited us into with Him!
His,
by Grace,
Steve
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