«But now He has obtained a more ministry, in as much as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises» (Hebrews 8:6).
GOD ORDERED the sanctuary to be built in the wilderness so that believers would have an objective lesson of the plan of salvation. The sacrifices in which they participated or witnessed were strong representations intended to show the gravity of sin, the price of the ransom, the immensity of its grace, the certainty of judgment, and the final removal of sin.
Paul says that Christ is the only and best Mediator, the Architect of a better and new covenant established on better and new promises (Heb. 8:6).
The promises were given to Jeremiah through a prophecy that heralded restoration (Jer. 33:7).
God freed His people from the bondage of Egypt and gave them the law, to protect them and differentiate them from pagan practices. First comes grace, that is, liberation and, as a consequence, obedience by love (Exod. 20:2). In the new covenant, the Lord places His laws in our minds, and writes them in our hearts (Jer. 31:33; Heb. 8:10, 16). However, this requires our approval and a faithful and dependent walk with Him. Hebrews 8 says that God wants to be our God and that we are to be His people (v. 10). Someone illustrated it in a practical way as follows: «If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.»
Each of us is special to Him, and He cares for us as if we were the only ones.
Does God mean the same to you?
Hebrews 8 also declares that God wants to be known through nature (v. 11 through His Word, by His power, His love, and His righteousness. But above all, He wants to be known for what your life shows about Him.
This chapter also states that God erases our sins and will never remember them again (v. 12). How can the God who knows everything forget our sins? If that were so, wouldn’t He stop being God? Without a doubt, He knows everything, but He does not harbor or take into account those sins against us. God casts «all our sins into the depths of the sea» (Mic. 7:19).
On the cross, Christ was treated as if He did wrong, so that we may be treated as if we did not, because the evil was transferred from us to Christ.
We are now part of a new covenant, with new promises, which gives us new hope and makes us part of a new nature so that we may have
a new more faithful and more missionary life here.
And, soon, we will have a new life that will be eternal.