The Eternal Covenant
Hebrews 13:20-21
[20] Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the
great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant,
our Lord Jesus, [21] make you complete in every good work to do his
will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight,
through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Matthew 16:24-25
[24] Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If
anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up
his cross, and follow me. [25] For whoever desires to save his life
will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find
it.
In
one sense, this is the covenant. This was always the covenant. God
will give us eternal life, the blessed life after death, if we will
in this life lose our lives for him. If we will die to ourselves, the
world, to sin, and live for God, then God will forgive our sins and
grant us the life everlasting.
Hebrews 11:24-26
[24] By faith, Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the
son of Pharaoh’s daughter, [25] choosing rather to share ill
treatment with God’s people, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for
a time; [26] accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than
the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward.
When
did Moses choose ill treatment with God's people instead of the
pleasures of sin? He chose this before the covenant of Mount Sinai.
Moses chose to lose his life for the God's sake, for the sake of
Christ, because he desired the eternal life that God had promised to
those who make this choice and live this life - “For he looked to
the reward.”
Isaiah 24:5
The earth also is polluted under its inhabitants, because they have
transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, and broken the
everlasting covenant.
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