Daily Devotionals
02/22/2012
JESUS IS LORD
"For this is my blood, sealing the New covenant. It is poured out to forgive the sins of multitudes." Matthew 26:28
When you allow Jesus Christ to come into sharp focus in the core of your mind, a fire goes on--the fire of the Holy Spirit of the living God. You are turned from negative to positive, and that's exciting!
The positive idea that Jesus expressed as He sat to eat with His disciples is so simple that we often are inclined to ignore it. It sounds like old hat, but it's as revolutionary as tomorrow! The idea is the powerful, positive idea of love, love, LOVE!
What gets me so excited is that until the coming of Jesus Christ, there was no form of worship or religion that really was centered in love. The Old Covenant in the Old Testament was centered on the law. The emphasis was on obedience and regular blood sacrifices for the atonement of sin. It was not love, even though it was very loving.
But Jesus said he marked the beginning of the New Covenant. And the New Covenant of Love answers the two most important questions any person can ask: "What can I expect from God?" "What does God expect from me?"
And the answer to both questions is the same--LOVE! God's grace is so great that He loves me even when I don't deserve it. And everything leading up to the cross and the crucifixion is the evidence of God's unfailing, unlimited and sacrificial love for you and me! That's the message of the New Covenant!
I INVITE THE TRANSFORMING LOVE OF GOD TO DO ITS WORK IN ME!
In Christ,
Marion Myers
JESUS IS LORD
"For this is my blood, sealing the New covenant. It is poured out to forgive the sins of multitudes." Matthew 26:28
When you allow Jesus Christ to come into sharp focus in the core of your mind, a fire goes on--the fire of the Holy Spirit of the living God. You are turned from negative to positive, and that's exciting!
The positive idea that Jesus expressed as He sat to eat with His disciples is so simple that we often are inclined to ignore it. It sounds like old hat, but it's as revolutionary as tomorrow! The idea is the powerful, positive idea of love, love, LOVE!
What gets me so excited is that until the coming of Jesus Christ, there was no form of worship or religion that really was centered in love. The Old Covenant in the Old Testament was centered on the law. The emphasis was on obedience and regular blood sacrifices for the atonement of sin. It was not love, even though it was very loving.
But Jesus said he marked the beginning of the New Covenant. And the New Covenant of Love answers the two most important questions any person can ask: "What can I expect from God?" "What does God expect from me?"
And the answer to both questions is the same--LOVE! God's grace is so great that He loves me even when I don't deserve it. And everything leading up to the cross and the crucifixion is the evidence of God's unfailing, unlimited and sacrificial love for you and me! That's the message of the New Covenant!
I INVITE THE TRANSFORMING LOVE OF GOD TO DO ITS WORK IN ME!
In Christ,
Marion Myers
