August 23, 2026
God Promised Israel a New and Better Covenant That Would Forgive Their Sins, Transform Their Hearts, and Purify Them, While Keeping the Inclusion of All Nations Hidden Until It Was Revealed Through Christ
Jeremiah 31:33 “But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel after those days,” says the Lord. “I will put my instructions deep within them, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. New Living Translation
Ezekiel 36:26 And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. English Standard Version
Jeremiah 31:34 And they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they need to teach their relatives, saying, ‘You should know the Lord.’ For everyone, from the least to the greatest, will know me already,” says the Lord. “And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins.” [Also: Ezekiel 36:23-29] New Living Translation
The Revelation of God's Mystery: The Inclusion of All People into His Family
Hebrews 8:6 But now Jesus, our High Priest, has been given a ministry that is far superior to the old priesthood, for he is the one who mediates for us a far better covenant (New Covenant) with God, based on better promises. 7 If the first covenant (The Law of Moses) had been faultless, there would have been no need for a second covenant to replace it New Living Translation
Hebrews 10:11 Under the old covenant, the priest stands and ministers before the altar day after day, offering the same sacrifices again and again, which can never take away sins. New Living Translation
Hebrews 10:12 But our High Priest (Jesus) offered himself to God as a single sacrifice for sins, good for all time. Then he sat down in the place of honor at God’s right hand. 13 There he waits until his enemies are humbled and made a footstool under his feet. New Living Translation
Hebrews 10:14 For by that one offering he forever made perfect those who are being made holy.15 And the Holy Spirit also testifies that this is so. For he says, … New Living Translation
Hebrews 10:16 “This is the new covenant I will make with my people on that day, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.” 17 Then he says, “I will never again remember their sins and lawless deeds (Quoting Jeremiah 31:33-34).” 18 And when sins have been forgiven, there is no need to offer any more sacrifices. New Living Translation
Ephesians 2:11 Don’t forget that you Gentiles used to be outsiders. You were called “uncircumcised heathens” by the Jews, who were proud of their circumcision, even though it affected only their bodies and not their hearts. New Living Translation
Ephesians 2:12 In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from citizenship among the people of Israel, and you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope. New Living Translation
Ephesians 2:13 But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ. New Living Translation
Ephesians 2:14 For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us. New Living Translation
Ephesians 2:19 So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family. New Living Translation
The Amazing Realities of the New Covenant
Who I Became the Moment I Believed Declarations of My New Covenant Identity
Because I have placed my faith in Christ Jesus, all my sins have been washed away! I am forgiven forever! I am holy, blameless, without fault, and above reproach before God! I am holy, so I can live holy!
(1 Corinthians 6:11, Revelation 1:5, Ephesians 1:7, Colossians 2:13–14, Hebrews 10:14, 17–18, Ephesians 1:4, Colossians 1:21–22, Hebrews 10:14, Jude 24, Romans 6:11–14, 2 Corinthians 5:21)
My spirit has been reborn! I am a new creation, created in the image and likeness of Christ Jesus! God has perfected me forever! Nothing can separate me from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus!
(Ephesians 2:4–5, Titus 3:5, 1 John 5:1, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 2:10, Romans 8:29, Hebrews 10:14, Hebrews 10:10, Galatians 5:16, 22–25, 1 Peter 1:15–16, Ezekiel 36:26–27, Romans 8:35–39)
My body is the temple of the Holy Spirit; God lives in me! The Holy Spirit helps me understand all spiritual truth, reveals God's will for my life, and directs my steps! I can know God, walk with God, and enjoy fellowship with Him forever!
(1 Corinthians 6:19–20, John 14:16–17, Ephesians 3:16–17, John 14:26, John 16:13, 1 Corinthians 2:9–16, 1 John 2:20, 27, Romans 8:14, Galatians 5:16, 18, 25, Ephesians 5:17–18, John 17:3, 1 John 1:3, Hebrews 4:16, Revelation 21:3)
I am a citizen of heaven! I am an heir of God and a joint heir with Christ Jesus! He has shared His kingdom with me! I am seated with Christ Jesus in heaven and have been blessed with every spiritual blessing, including eternal life!
(Philippians 3:20, Ephesians 2:19, Romans 8:16–17, Galatians 4:6–7, Ephesians 2:4–6, Ephesians 1:3, John 3:16, John 5:24, 1 John 5:11–13)
I am part of God's royal priesthood! I can boldly come into God's presence with my prayers and worship! As a priest, my acts of service, generosity, and good works are also holy sacrifices offered to God!
(1 Peter 2:5, 9, Revelation 1:5–6; Revelation 5:9–10, Hebrews 4:14–16, Hebrews 10:19–22, Hebrews 13:15–16, Romans 12:1, Philippians 4:18, 1 Peter 2:5)
These words are not my hopes. These are not my wishes.
This is who God says I am in Christ!
(Now I want to remind us of the simple thing we had to do to make this come to pass! It’s part of Romans 9, 10, and 11!)