Copeland: The Covenant

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Copeland: The Covenant

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This new covenant is better than the old. If
you’ll read Deuteronomy 28, you’ll find the bless-
ings that are promised to those who keep the terms
of the agreement. They’re wonderful promises—it’s
hard to imagine any better. But keep reading and
you’ll also find the curse that will fall on those who
break the agreement. That’s where our covenant
differs.

Although we ourselves have been guilty of
breaking the terms of the covenant, we’ve been
freed from the penalty of it. From the time Jesus
was born until He died at Calvary, He never broke the
terms of the covenant. Yet when He went to the Cross, He bore the
curse, or penalty, for breaking it. Why? So that
you and I would never have to bear it.

“Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law,
being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is
every one that hangeth on a tree: that the blessing of
Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus
Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit
through faith” (Galatians 3:13-14).

Every demonic and diabolical thing that could
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 estab-
lished 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 relation-
ship 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 right-
eous” (1 John 2:1). He not only sees to our forgive-
ness 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 relation-
ship 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 right-
eousness; 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.

Jesus has exchanged His weapons and armor
with you and made you strong in the power of
His might. He exchanged your weakness for His
strength. Through a covenant relationship, you
are now one with Him.

Jesus took your sin and gave you His robe of
righteousness and right-standing with God. He
has become so totally one with you that He has
given you the authority to use His Name.

“And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my
name shall they cast out devils” (Mark 16:17).

The devil has no right to be interfering in your affairs.
The new covenant does not depend on your
ability to keep it. It depends on Jesus’ ability to
keep it. Just like Abraham…just like David…you
have a covenant with Almighty God. Just like
Abraham, you can become fully persuaded that
what God has promised you, He is able also to
perform. Just like David, you can stand on that
covenant and whip any uncircumcised circum-
stance that stands in your way—no matter how
big it looks.

But your covenant is better. It doesn’t carry a
curse anymore. Right now read Deuteronomy
28:16-68 in your Bible. That’s a list of the curses
Christ has freed you from. They include every
diabolical thing the devil could ever use to destroy
you. Read them and rejoice! Those are the things
God has healed you of and delivered you from.
Receive your deliverance. Jesus paid the price for
it. He bore the curse. He became the covenant
sacrifice for you, proving once and for all just
how intensely He desires to love and to bless you.
Let Him do it now. You’ll love Him all the more in return!

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