TIGblogs - Jack Loloin

Just got a very cool revelation. Hope you would be blessed.

Many christians believe that good deeds are necessary for salvation, that we need to be good persons to get into heaven, not knowing/forgetting that it is by the blood of Jesus that we are saved.

I watched a christian channel one day and saw a pastor was speaking about the covenant we have with God. Interesting. God most high wants to have a covenant with us? Isn't that wonderful? Not only that, the covenant is sealed with His blood. This is not something that we can look down on.
Once we understand the truth of blood covenant, I believe we will never under estimate the grace and salvation that is poured out on us.

"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:" (Jeremiah 31:31).

Because God so love the world that He gave His only Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.
(John 3:16)

Jesus' blood sealed the covenant that we have with God.

To give you a better view of how a covenant looks like, see the story of the covenant between David and Jonathan in
1 sam 18,20 - 2 Sam 9."

Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul."
(1 Samuel 18:3).

Here's their covenant :

"And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not: But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth. So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David’s enemies."
(1 Samuel 20:14-16)

Since David loved Jonathan like his own soul he would remember their covenant when he looked at the offspring of Jonathan.
You see the covenant caused David to look after Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan (2 Samuel 9)
Mephibosheth was nobody but a left out one. He was lame and nothing he could do. The name of Mephibosheth was not mentioned in the history of Jonathan's family until David came and find him. So the initiative was of David and not of Mephibosheth. Doesn't it describe the love of Jesus who came to find us when we were yet sinners?

You see, the covenant and the blessings that followed is well described there.
The covenant of David and Jonathan represent the covenant we have with God.
I was amazed reading the statement of David :
As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king’s sons."
(2 Samuel 9:11). Wow!!!

You know why? Because of the covenant! The covenant gives meaning to the life of Mephibosheth.

Mephibosheth represents us. We don't deserve grace and the blessing but God remembers His covenant He made. So we have nothing to be boast of. All by grace. Just like Mephibosheth to whom David showed mercy and grace because of the covenant, God also be gracious to us because of His love and the covenant He made.

Jesus' blood was sprinkled on us as a seal for the covenant, so when God sees us He sees the blood of Jesus and so He will remember the covenant that He made with us.
Because of that covenant we have the access to the blessings that God has prepared for us.
If Mephibosheth did eat at one table with the king because of the covenant, how much more will we be eating at the same table with Jesus. What an honor! Isn't that wonderful?
He will never reject us. So if you're feeling unwanted, rejected or disappointed, remember He sees you just as David saw Mephiboseth. If you're feeling unworthy, remember that His blood gives you assurance that you are special.

Jesus loves you my friend that He made a blood covenant with you.

To end this, I'd like to quote a scripture for you :
"Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:"
(1 Peter 1:18-19).

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