ever come against you during this lifetime was
placed on Jesus when He went to the cross. He
bore the penalty for your sin. He bore all of your
sicknesses and carried all of your diseases.
He totally stripped the devil of his power to
harm you. He bore the curse for you so that you
could receive the blessing of Abraham through
faith in Jesus Christ.
Jesus became the sacrificial Lamb that established
your covenant with God. His own blood
was shed. The book of Hebrews says that we have
a new and living way to approach God. Remember
"the way of blood"? Well, the blood of Jesus has
made the way for us to have a covenant relationship
with the Father.
Jesus was not only the blood sacrifice, but He
also became our Representative-the one
Mediator between God and man! "We have an
advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous"
(1 John 2:1). He not only sees to our forgiveness
when we confess our sins, He cleanses us
from all unrighteousness.
Jesus was not only the blood sacrifice and
the representative, He was also the covenant
meal. "I am the living bread which came down
from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he
shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give
is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the
world" (John 6:51).
When you understand covenant terminology,
then you can see the thread of a covenant relationship
woven all through the New Testament. Read
Ephesians 6:10-11 and 13-17 in this new light:
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the
Lord, and in the power of his might. Put
on the whole armour of God, that ye may
be able to stand against the wiles of the
devil.... Wherefore take unto you the
whole armour of God, that ye may be
able to withstand in the evil day, and
having done all, to stand. Stand therefore,
having your loins girt about with truth,
and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
and your feet shod with the
preparation of the gospel of peace; above
all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith
ye shall be able to quench all the fiery
darts of the wicked. And take the helmet
of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit,
which is the word of God.
KENNETH COPELAND MINISTRIES
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