July 11

Hebrews 8:6 (NIV84)
6 But the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, and it is founded on better promises.

This is an incredible verse because the old covenant had some awesome promises! It contained promises for everything in this life that anyone in that time period or our time period could hope for. Now we have most of what they had been promised (some promises were to the Jews alone, like the land of Israel) and even better promises! Can you think of the emphasis of the new covenant? How about heaven? How about complete forgiveness? How about that we are the righteousness of Christ? We can’t forget one of the most unbelievable promises ever – God lives IN us! Are you getting this? This new covenant wasn’t something that has to be worked for, it is something that has to be believed for and then IT IS!

Remember, this is COVENANT and God will keep His covenant! This isn’t a contract that if we break our end, He will break His end, this is a covenant written in blood – the blood of Jesus! This covenant isn’t dependent on us, it is dependent on Him! Live in the new covenant with all of its promises and benefits. Dig all of those promises and benefits out and claim them as yours – because they are!