new covenant

Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. —2 Corinthians 3:6 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... A new covenant — God willingly entered into a new agreement with us, his creatures, sealed...

I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. —Psalm 40:8 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Too many of us are paranoid about the word law and find it hard to hear a scripture like this. But we must recognize that the goal of the New Covenant of grace and the gift of...

Can Hagar bring forth? Of course she can; And did. But, what God says, He means. Abram could've bed-down all the Hagars he found among Sarai's handmaidens, but God did not say Hagar, He said Sarai. Therefore, Hagar brought forth Ishmael. And indeed Hagar could've produced a whole quiver of...

Such confidence we have through Christ before God. Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant — not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives...

"But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel on that day," says the LORD. "I will put my instructions deep within them, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. And they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they...

Whenever, though, [people] turn to face God as Moses did, God removes the veil and there they are — face to face! They suddenly recognize that God is a living, personal presence, not a piece of chiseled stone. And when God is personally present, a living Spirit, that old, constricting...

Samuel took his flask of oil and anointed [David], with his brothers standing around watching. The Spirit of God entered David like a rush of wind, God vitally empowering him for the rest of his life. —1 Samuel 16:13 MESSAGE Key Thought Throughout the Old Testament, God's Spirit would come on...

Jesus fulfilled and fulfills the law. The old covenant was abolished by Jesus Christ Roman 10:4 when Jesus established the new covenant Heb 8:6. “For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.” Hebrews 8:7 Jesus spoke of the new covenant...

How would you define your relationship with God? Is it a commitment or do you see it as bargaining tool? (If you give me this I promise to give that.) But first let our Heavenly Father set the example; Jeremiah 31 31. “The day is coming,” says the LORD, “when I will make a new covenant with...

The Ultimate New Year's Resolution. A new year as sprung with new hope. Leave the old man behind along with its passing year. Much like the old testament as gone, take hold of the fullness of new covenant. In Colossians 3:9 Paul says that we have put away the old man. So forget your old ways...

[God] has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant — not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. —2 Corinthians 3:6 NIV Key Thought With the coming of Jesus and the outpouring of the Spirit, God brought his promised new covenant (Jeremiah...

Hebrews 12:22-29 Dear Father, I come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, to the city of the living God. I join with the thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, with the assembly of the firstborn ones, whose names are written in heaven. I come to you, my God, the judge of...

Hebrews 8:1-13 Dear Father, the Majesty of heaven, Thank you that in Jesus we have a totally understanding and merciful High Priest. He has your authority, seated at the right hand of the throne of your majesty in heaven, a minister in the sanctuary and true tabernacle which was set up by...

But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. —Hebrews 8:6 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... The Old Testament is a beautiful covenant of love, as God redeems fallen mankind and sets...