Today is a beautiful day, because we are thankful, “Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!” (1 Chronicles 16:35 ESV) Give Thanks #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because David led the crowd in giving thanks for God’s help in safely moving the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem, “O give thanks to the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples.” (1 Chronicles 16:8 ESV) Give Thanks #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because John’s vision shows the final resting place of the ark of the covenant, “Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.” (Revelation 11:19 ESV) Covenant … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because the writer of Hebrews prayed for the saints, “Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Jesus shed his precious blood to inaugurate the new covenant and cover our sins, “Therefore not even the first covenant was inaugurated without blood…and without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sins.” (Hebrews 9: 18, 22b ESV) Covenant #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because Christ entered into the holy places by means of his own blood and secured our eternal redemption, “Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because the new covenant of Christ supplants the first, “In speaking of a new covenant, he makes the first one obsolete. And, what is obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.” (Hebrews 8:13 ESV) Covenant #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because man failed to keep the first covenant through the law, but Jesus sealed the outcome of the new covenant, “But as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry that is much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Jesus is the guarantor of a better covenant, “For on the one hand, a former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness (for the law made nothing perfect); but on the other hand, a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God. And … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Paul explains how the cross spanned the gap and created one church under Christ, “remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in … Read more