HEBREWS 8:1-7… “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, a minister in the sanctuary and in the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man. For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; so, it is necessary that this high priest also have something to offer. Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest at all, since there are those who offer the gifts according to the Law; who serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, just as Moses was warned by God when he was about to erect the tabernacle; for, “See,” He says, “that you make all things according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain.” But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, by as much as He is also the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises. For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion sought for a second.”
Oh God, my Father Who dwells in unapproachable light in the heavenly realm, humbly I come before You with love and joy in my heart at the recognition of the promises that You have made, and have kept, and will keep down through all generations. You have dealt fairly, kindly, and abundantly with humanity, with the Children of Israel living under the Old Covenant Law of Moses, and with your New Covenant Children who seek to live in accordance with Your will today. Every promise You have made, You have kept, and will keep. You are the great Promise Keeper who is always faithful even when we, your children, are unfaithful. And, as Your word informs me, the promises You have made assure my heart before You in whatever my heart condemns me; for You, O God, are greater than my heart and You know all things. Yet, even in my weakness and failing, I ask that You strengthen me through Your Holy Spirit Who dwells within me to, like You, also be a promise keeper and never, ever renege on my promise to be faithful to You. I thank You and I praise You for all Your promises and, especially, for the better promises that You have provided for me through the work, the ministry, the sacrificial life and death of Your Son, Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior in Who’s beautiful and holy name I pray.
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