by Susan Barnes | 12 Jul 2020 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the...
by Susan Barnes | 5 Jul 2020 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and...
by Susan Barnes | 28 Jun 2020 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.” Hebrews 7:22 A covenant requires two people to be in agreement. Employment contracts are like covenants, in that...
by Susan Barnes | 16 Jan 2020 | Quoting Other Writers
I recently reviewed, Irresistible by Andy Stanley (click here). Now I’d like to share a couple of quotes: “The Bible is a book organized around two covenants: One between God and ancient Israel and one between God and you! Focus on the second one. The covenant...
by Susan Barnes | 5 Nov 2019 | Reading the Bible
Today, I am continuing the series on, Reading the Bible. This post looks at what it means for New Testament believers to be in covenant with God. The New Covenant is between God and Jesus. This agreement can never be broken since Jesus perfectly fulfilled his part....
by Susan Barnes | 29 Oct 2019 | Reading the Bible
Today, I am continuing the series on, Reading the Bible. This post looks at what it meant for Old Testament believers to be in covenant with God. The covenant was like a marriage commitment and it is this imagery that we often find in the Bible when our relationship...
