This is an astonishing claim. But it’s true. I am talking about the four promises of the New Covenant.
These promises are better than any other promise that is out there.
They are laid out for us in Hebrews 8:10-12. I’ve numbered them for ease of reading.
- I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts.
- I will be their God, and they will be my people.
- No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest.
- For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.
These are better promises because they satisfy our deepest needs. We need power and the internal motivation to live out the Christian life. We need assurance that we belong to God and that He loves us. We need a personal relationship with God, to genuinely know Him. We desperately need to know that our sins have been forgiven once and for all.
On all of these points, the New Covenant provides. Jesus’ finish work guarantees all of these promises to be true.
I’ve juiced each one down to one word. In this New Covenant we have
- Power
- Assurance
- Relationship
- Forgiveness.
The world, religion and even the flesh make outlandish promises, but they never deliver. But not Jesus. In Him, you have everything you need.
Take hold of these four promises and your life will never be the same.
Hi My Friend
I am currently using the New Covenant Journey study guide to teach three recent believers the truth of the new covenant. They are like a sponge— their hearts and minds are truly being transformed by our Father’s love. Thank you for providing such helpful resources that even those new in Christ are not intimidated by the material and are eager to study them.
By the way “I want to help get the word out in 2015.” Trust me I will support the Basic Gospel ministry financially and prayerfully as long as the Lord allows.