SPIRITUAL
DIARY
Date: 04-10-03
My Worship Time Focus: The Old Covenant Disapears
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Hebrews 8:13
1.
Message of the verse: “When He
said, ‘A new covenant,’ He has made the first obsolete. But whatever is
becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to disappear.” (NASB)
“When God speaks of a new covenant, it means he made the first one
obsolete. It is now out of date and
ready to be put aside.” (NLT)
As stated before the New Covenant is
of grace, and it comes through or by the finished work of Jesus Christ on the
cross. The Old Covenant was given to the
people of Israel on Mt. Sinai and it was all of the laws given in the OT, which
is covered in the books of Exodus through Deuteronomy. These laws were given to Israel to show them
how to live and how to live before God.
They covered things from what to eat, the laws concerning their
governing of the people, and in them also were laws about sacrifices and of
course the Ten Commandments. These Law
were a type of Jesus Christ and when He came to earth He fulfilled all of the
Law so that when God looks at believers He can say that because they are in
Christ they to have kept all of the Law perfectly. These Laws also showed the holiness of God so
that when man looked at the Law he could see that it would be impossible for
him to keep the Law and then turn to God for mercy and grace in order to have a
right relationship with God. It must be
said that people in the OT that were believers in God were saved in the same
way as those who are believers in the New Covenant age. Abraham believed God and it was counted to
him for righteousness.
The writer says that the Old
Covenant has become obsolete, and it is not in use any more because Titus and
his Roman legions tore down the Temple in AD 70. There have been no more sacrifices given
since then because there is no more Temple to offer them in. When Jesus was crucified the curtain between
the holy place and the Holy of Holies was torn down from the top to the bottom
which means that God did this to say that the Old Covenant was obsolete.
2.
Spiritual meaning for my life today:
I know that I have struggled with the use of the Law and what it means
to me now that I have become a believer, but it seems to me that God has been
giving me more insight on this subject as I have been studying the book of
Hebrews and also from the teachings that Pastor Jacobs has been giving from the
book of Romans. I know now that Jesus
Christ has kept the Law for me and that now God has put His Laws in my heart so
that I can live my life in obedience to the Lord. The Law cannot save me and I can only keep it
through the power of the Holy Spirit living in me. I know that I have more to learn about this
and by God’s grace He will teach me more about this.
The Word of God was a
challenge to my heart today.
My Steps of Faith Today: To trust the Lord to
get me to bed on time tonight and to give me courage and compassion in my heart
and life today.
Memory verses for the
week: Psalm 40:4
9.
I have proclaimed glade tidings of righteousness in the
great congregation; Behold I will not restrain my lips, O LORD, Thou knowest.
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