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Hebrews 8:10 ESV
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For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
God Has a Plan for Us. We were created by Him, for His purpose, He made a way for us to back in fellowship with Himself and others. He wants an intimate relationship with us, where He leads and we follow, always obeying the truth of His words. First He has to restore order to the world and correct the wrongs of mankind which He accomplished through the giving of the law. He is the light of the man, and He wants to shine His light to shine through us. We are like mere unleavened bread, because He will raise us up on the last day (John 6:44).
You Were No Mistake! Who (believers) were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God (John 1:13 ESV). Maybe your parents didn't plan to have you, or even want you, but your heavenly Father did. The Lord thought of you and wrote your name in the lamb's book of life before the foundation of the world (Revelation 13:8; 21:27). He opened the womb (Genesis 25:21; 29:31; 30:22-23; Ruth 4:13); He came near and visited your mother, and you were conceived (1 Samuel 2:21; Hosea 9:11). You were created by Him; He knit you together in secret places, even making your inward parts (Psalm 139:13-16; Job 31:15). He has a plan and purpose for your life; it's a plan to prosper you and not to harm you (Jeremiah 29:11; Philippians 2:12-13: Romans 8:28). He would write His law in your heart and He would personally teach you about Himself so that you would know Him (Hebrews 8:10-12). Christ has done His part, now it's time for you to do yours.
The Law was Give to Bind Sin and Set the Captive Free. God wanted fellowship with man, and He made a promise to Abraham that it would happen, and all who believe will receive the promise. But before He could just jump in and be friends with mankind, His righteousness required Him to deal with our transgressions, so He gave the law and then fulfilled it. All disobedience was bound and captures under the 'sin' of the law (Galatians 3:10-29). Within the law, was also a method of 'payment,' the sacrifice of the body which He prepared in His Son as an atonement for sin (1 Peter 2:24; Psalm 40:6; Hebrews 2:9; 10:5). When the religious leaders prepared for the Passover, they were sidetracked, or so they thought, with the murder of Jesus. He was actually the acceptable Passover sacrifice, the lamb without blemish with no broken bones who would be the scapegoat to receive the wrath of God, thus taking it away from the people. And when the angel of death passed over those with blood upon their doorposts, they stayed alive (Exodus 12:1-32). This is the eternal life we shall have by the sprinkling of Jesus' blood upon the doorposts of our hearts.
Jesus Holds Everything Together in the Bonds of Peace. The law was given to capture all transgressions under sin, to be able to make atonement for it (Galatians 3:15-29), which happened when the priests put Him to death, a spotless lamb. Jesus' work on the cross made fellowship in two ways, lateral and horizontal. The shape of a cross: He, laterally, made God our friend, as there is peace between God and mankind (John 15:13-15; Luke 12:4-5), and He, horizontally, made peace between men. He ended the war of the genders, sexes, colors, age, marital status, and religious practices. (Galatians 3:27-29). Before Jesus ascended, He called His people to Himself and God in unity of all (John 17:21-23). God is peace, so His peace, the Spirit, indwelling the hearts of believers (2 Corinthians 1:22). Now the peace of God can manifest in the believer's life, which is the light of Christ shining from within (Matthew 5:15; Colossians 3:15). The strength of His light shining is proportional to the amount of His word that we eat, or take in.
I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 16:33 ESV
Dear Heavenly Father, help us to have the courage to take the bricks down around our hearts so we are free to love one another as freely as You love. Let us come together in unity with fellow believers, leaving the depravity of our sinful ways behind, so we can be united as a body in pureness of heart and intentions so we can display your true and perfect love and peace in this sinful and lustful world. Help us to overcome our sinful ways so we can walk in the newness of life, with you as our guiding light. AMEN.
You Were No Mistake! Who (believers) were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God (John 1:13 ESV). Maybe your parents didn't plan to have you, or even want you, but your heavenly Father did. The Lord thought of you and wrote your name in the lamb's book of life before the foundation of the world (Revelation 13:8; 21:27). He opened the womb (Genesis 25:21; 29:31; 30:22-23; Ruth 4:13); He came near and visited your mother, and you were conceived (1 Samuel 2:21; Hosea 9:11). You were created by Him; He knit you together in secret places, even making your inward parts (Psalm 139:13-16; Job 31:15). He has a plan and purpose for your life; it's a plan to prosper you and not to harm you (Jeremiah 29:11; Philippians 2:12-13: Romans 8:28). He would write His law in your heart and He would personally teach you about Himself so that you would know Him (Hebrews 8:10-12). Christ has done His part, now it's time for you to do yours.
The Law was Give to Bind Sin and Set the Captive Free. God wanted fellowship with man, and He made a promise to Abraham that it would happen, and all who believe will receive the promise. But before He could just jump in and be friends with mankind, His righteousness required Him to deal with our transgressions, so He gave the law and then fulfilled it. All disobedience was bound and captures under the 'sin' of the law (Galatians 3:10-29). Within the law, was also a method of 'payment,' the sacrifice of the body which He prepared in His Son as an atonement for sin (1 Peter 2:24; Psalm 40:6; Hebrews 2:9; 10:5). When the religious leaders prepared for the Passover, they were sidetracked, or so they thought, with the murder of Jesus. He was actually the acceptable Passover sacrifice, the lamb without blemish with no broken bones who would be the scapegoat to receive the wrath of God, thus taking it away from the people. And when the angel of death passed over those with blood upon their doorposts, they stayed alive (Exodus 12:1-32). This is the eternal life we shall have by the sprinkling of Jesus' blood upon the doorposts of our hearts.
Jesus Holds Everything Together in the Bonds of Peace. The law was given to capture all transgressions under sin, to be able to make atonement for it (Galatians 3:15-29), which happened when the priests put Him to death, a spotless lamb. Jesus' work on the cross made fellowship in two ways, lateral and horizontal. The shape of a cross: He, laterally, made God our friend, as there is peace between God and mankind (John 15:13-15; Luke 12:4-5), and He, horizontally, made peace between men. He ended the war of the genders, sexes, colors, age, marital status, and religious practices. (Galatians 3:27-29). Before Jesus ascended, He called His people to Himself and God in unity of all (John 17:21-23). God is peace, so His peace, the Spirit, indwelling the hearts of believers (2 Corinthians 1:22). Now the peace of God can manifest in the believer's life, which is the light of Christ shining from within (Matthew 5:15; Colossians 3:15). The strength of His light shining is proportional to the amount of His word that we eat, or take in.
I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 16:33 ESV
Dear Heavenly Father, help us to have the courage to take the bricks down around our hearts so we are free to love one another as freely as You love. Let us come together in unity with fellow believers, leaving the depravity of our sinful ways behind, so we can be united as a body in pureness of heart and intentions so we can display your true and perfect love and peace in this sinful and lustful world. Help us to overcome our sinful ways so we can walk in the newness of life, with you as our guiding light. AMEN.