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Tuesday, September 9
Hebrews 9:11-15
MEDIATOR OF A NEW COVENANT
For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant…. Hebrews 9:15, NIV
The Bible is divided into two major parts – Old and New Testaments. There is no way we can have the full understanding of the acts of God in the Old Testament without having the New Testament explanation of it. It is in the New Testament that God's plans for humanity are revealed.
However, it should be noted that the potency of a covenant depends on the strength of the seal of the covenant.
This is what the writer of Hebrews is communicating to us today. In the Old Testament, it was the blood of animal God used to seal His covenant relationship with His people. Whereas, in the New Testament, He used the blood of Jesus, His Son.
With this, Jesus remains the eternal Mediator of the New Covenant.
This means that we can now come boldly to the throne of grace in prayer. As long as we keep our own part of the covenant tenaciously, God remains faithful to His own.
• Birthday Blessing: "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death…for the former things are passed away." Revelation 21:4
Read Bible Through Passage: Proverbs 17-19; 1 Corinthians 15:35-58
As Christ drew near to death, He Himself trembled …. To His humanity,… it seemed terrible - Gethsemane bears witness how terrible it seemed; but He passed into it for love of us. - Phillips Brooks
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