Covenant Force Multiplier

The covenant is a force multiplier. The covenant multiplies blessing or cursing. The covenant is a greenhouse, and whatever you’re growing grows faster and stronger. If you’re growing healthy vegetables and fruit, the covenant multiplies the fruitfulness. If you’re growing mold and mildew, the covenant will multiply that as well.

Of course no one in the covenant is perfect. Only Christ is perfect. But the covenant is a covenant of grace, a covenant for sinners who know they are dependent on God’s grace. And God has always made provision for humble sinners. He covered Adam and Eve in the skins of animals. Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. Abraham was reckoned righteous because he believed the promises of God. And God brought Israel out of Egypt by His grace and gave them the sacrifices so that they could dwell in His presence. And even though David’s house was not at all perfect, God graciously promised to build him a house that would stand forever. And all of those types and shadows point to the New Covenant in the blood of Jesus. 

Faithful covenant keeping is simply trusting the Word of God and humbly obeying. Jesus said, this is the good work that God requires: believing in the One God sent (Jn. 6:29). And so that is the charge and the promise. Jesus said, do this in remembrance of Me, or do this as My memorial. And that simply means, when you come to His table, come believing that Jesus is the Son of God given for your sins so that you might walk in newness of life, so that His grace might multiply your humble efforts. And therefore, do not hide any sins, do not lie about any sins. Jesus is here, and He will multiply whatever you bring: if you come in pride and arrogance, He will resist you. And let me assure you that cannot win. But if you come in humility, determining to repent and obey by His grace, He will lift you up. So come believing, come in faith, and come and welcome to Jesus Christ. 

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