The
promises of God are given in Ezekiel 16 - “I will remember the
covenant I made with you in the days of your youth, and I will
establish an everlasting covenant with you ... So I will establish My
covenant with you, and you will know that I am the Lord” (Ezekiel 16:60,62).
These promises are fulfilled in “Christ ... the Mediator of a new
covenant.” Through Him, we “receive the promised eternal inheritance.”
Through His death “as a ransom”, we are “set ... free from the sins
committed under the first covenant” (Hebrews 9:15). “Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger” (Proverbs 27:13)
- Through faith in Christ, we receive the garment of His perfect
righteousness. Trusting in Him, we are no longer strangers to God. We
are secure in His salvation.
What God did for His people, Israel, was very great. There is a striking contrast between their slavery in Egypt and their abundance in the promised land. God had multiplied His blessing upon them, just as Jesus did when He turned water into wine (John 2:1-11). If the blessing is to be maintained and increased, we must honour the Lord. We must cry to Him for blessing: "Hear my prayer, O God, listen to the words of my mouth." We must call upon Him with faith: "Surely God is my help; the Lord is the One who sustains me" (Psalm 54:2,4).
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