New
Do you like new things or do you prefer old? Over the years I have been drawn a bit toward the new and shiny, though more recently I find that I am appreciating the older, the tried and true. (Maybe that comes with getting a bit older myself?)
There is one thing however, that I always want new and never old, namely to be in relationship with God through the NEW covenant. The new covenant is better in every way than the old. The old may have had a little more ritual and definitely more gold (cf. Heb 9:1-10), but the new covenant is so superior. It is superior in its access. It is superior in its inclusion. It has a superior Mediator. Superior! Better!
I really do look forward to digging into this with you this Sunday (the whole text is Heb 8:7-9:10). On a day when our culture tries to roll out the best -- best athletes, best entertainers, best commercials, best fans (we see you T.S.) -- in the end our best cannot measure up to THE BEST!
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