The New Covenant and New Law
Do not lead people towards external rules. Lead them towards a direct Hear & Follow relationship with Jesus which will allow him to write his law on their heart.
The New Covenant and New Law
The old covenant was external and easily broken.
The old covenant was built upon the 10 Commandments. We can never live up to these. We will always fall short.
The 10 Commandments were given by God so the people will Hear & Follow him to live in freedom after God brought them into relationship with himself. All of the Commandments flow from having a Hear & Follow relationship with God. Every single commandment is about how to stay out of bondage because you are Hearing & Following Jesus.
If you try to build your relationship with Jesus on an external measurement, you will always fall short. You will never find Life in your soul from Hearing & Following external covenants and laws.
God promises something brand new. His covenant and law will be written on hearts.
This concept was not on their radar at all. While a picture of what God would do when Jesus comes. But Daniel is a picture of what God wants to do with someone living out the law written on someone’s heart living in the middle of those far from God.
This is how they will know God is their God and they are his people. They won’t need a teacher any more. They will have direct access to God.
Daniel believed he had direct access to God in Babylon. He didn’t need the temple. He didn’t need to be in Israel. God was with him in Babylon and in the midst of people far from God.
This all starts with forgiveness. Forgiveness directly from God. They cannot forgive themselves. They cannot do anything externally to find forgiveness.
You cannot externally do anything to get forgiveness. When you Hear & Follow Jesus he forgives you and puts his law on your Heart & Soul.
Ministry leadership is not leading people to follow the rules. You will lead people farther from Jesus doing this.
Ministry leadership is leading people into a relationship with Jesus. A Hear & Follow relationship with him. They come to him directly so that he writes his law on their heart.
You must lead from a standpoint of overflow from your relationship with Jesus. Your own direct Hear & Follow relationship.
Take God’s Word Deeper…
God will lead you directly through a Hear & Follow relationship towards his righteousness which he writes on your heart.
How do you try to achieve your forgiveness and your relationship with Jesus?
How can yo lead your church to Hear & Follow Jesus so their leadership comes from an overflow of this relationship?