The Jesus Bible Reading Plan / OLD TESTAMENT CONNECTION

The Jesus Bible Reading Plan

Day 200 of 365 OLD TESTAMENT CONNECTION People broke the relationship with God that he had established. The creation and the Creator were once tethered together by a life-giving relationship, and humanity broke the bond by sinning against their Creator. Since that moment, life has been filled with pain and frustration because it has not had the life-giving power of God flowing through it. But God loves people too much to leave them in this condition, so he made a series of promises to bring his people out of it. The Bible speaks of a "new covenant" that God makes with his people. This covenant does not depend on people's ability to fulfill it by loving and being faithful to God. Instead, this covenant depends on God. In this covenant, God promises to help his people obey his law (Jer 31:31 - 34). God also promises to bring his people from death to life and to care for them forever (Eze 37:24 - 26). The author of Hebrews declared that God has fulfilled and accomplished that covenant through Jesus. The sacrifice of the great high priest Jesus supersedes all Old Testament rituals. Jesus, therefore, fulfilled the Old Testament laws. He fulfilled the terms of the covenant by being the priest who presides over the covenant. He is the priest who brings his people into the presence of God (Heb 10:19). Jesus, thank you for the new covenant. Thank you for bringing me out of death and into life. Amen. Hebrews 8:1-2 NASB 1 Now the main point in what has been said is this: we have such a high priest, who has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, 2 a minister in the sanctuary and in the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man. Hebrews 10:19 NASB 19 Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus,