Monday, September 8, 2014
Led By The Heart
God has given to us a secret weapon for our walk with Him as believers. It is something that came as a result of our Messiah coming to earth to die for us, for our sin. He gave it to us as a contract signed in blood. It does not get more serious or intense than that. The children of Israel did not have it, and without it walking in God’s ways was difficult at best. What did He give to all believers?
Jeremiah 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord:
33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Paul also addresses this.
Hebrews 8:8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.
12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
God wrote the Law inside us and in our hearts and minds. It is grafted into us. If we are believers, the Law is no longer an external thing but something inside of us. Only our Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) ever kept the Law perfectly. It is written in us now to help us do it. And perhaps the best part is that when we fail at it, He forgives us because we have the perfect sacrifice through the shed blood of the Messiah. We have a better shot at doing it, and a better sacrifice to cover for us when we don’t! What a great treasure buried in our hearts – the New Covenant.
Prayer
Father, we exalt You as the Most High God, our One True King. Let Your kingdom reign in our hearts and minds. Let it reign in this earth. We need Your provision. Send Your abundant provision today Lord. Even though You gave us this amazing new covenant of the Law written inside us, in our hearts and minds, we still mess this up. Please forgive us when we do. We love You. Send today healing and deliverance for Your people. Let the perfection of the kingdom that You live in, in heaven, let that perfection of the kingdom be here on earth today. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.