DAD'S RAMBLINGS – BETTER PROMISES
"But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises." (Hebrews 8:6)
Promises, promises, promises. We get them all the time. Our politicians are great at making promises, but often don't follow through. I am very leery when I shop for cars because the salesmen make great promises, but they aren't always as good as they sound. I can't trust that what they say is true.
In yesterday's gleanings, we saw some of the comparisons of the Old Covenant and the New Covenant. Now in Chapter 8, the writer to the Hebrews says that if the first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no need for the second (vs. 7). In the establishment of a new covenant, the old has grown obsolete (vs. 13), because the New Covenant has better promises.
The better promises of the New Covenant are grounded in the fact that Jesus is the guarantee of this better covenant. The promises are true. The fact that He came, He lived, He died as a sacrifice for sin, He rose again, and He returned to the Father is the proof that the promises are secure. "He is able save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him since He always lives to make intercession for them" (Hebrews 7:25). This is a better promise that was never found in the Old Covenant.
When I buy something, I don't just accept the word of the salesman regarding the promise of the warranty. Salesmen can tell you anything just the sell the product. I want to know what is backing up that guarantee. I want it written in black and white. I want to know who is making the guarantee. God Himself backs up the guarantee of the promises of the New Covenant with His written word, and he is faithful to His promises. And Jesus is alive as proof that the promises are true. They are true and can be trusted.
Love, Dad
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