"I Have Come To Do Your Will, O God"

Last week Christians all over the world celebrated Holy Week. They remembered the events of Holy Week, worshipped and thanked God for the results of these events. God's only Begotten Son Jesus Christ said in Hebrews 10:7, "Then I said, 'Behold, I have come - To do Your will, O God.'" The will of God that Jesus is referring to is the main reason He came to earth. This week we will analyze why God sent Jesus to earth to die on a cross.

When Jesus was celebrating Passover with His disciples just before His death on the cross He said to them, "For this is My blood of the New Covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins." (Matthew 26:28) Jesus was looking at the cup of wine that represented His blood that He was about to shed and said "This is the blood of a New Covenant." Christians and Jews who know Jesus as their Messiah thanked Jehovah God last week for initiating this New Blood Covenant through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Bless His Holy Name!

Why is the establishing of this New Blood Covenant so important? Hebrews 10:16,17 says, "This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says The Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts and in their minds I will write them, their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more." Once a person accepts Jesus as their Savior and Messiah, they receive the Holy Spirit who enables them to live lives pleasing to God. Additionally, verse 17 says their sins are forgiven. The broken body and shed blood of Jesus provides a path to having one's sins forgiven. Thank You Jesus!

In conclusion and most important Romans 10:9 says, "That if you confess with your mouth The Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." Once a person, Jew or Gentile, acknowledges Jesus as the Son of God and that He died for them and was risen from the dead they are saved. Amen and Amen!

The observance of Holy Week is important as we thank Jehovah God for establishing the New Blood Covenant. May we suggest that all believers in Jesus Christ as Savior and Messiah do this on a regular basis

May The Lord Bless You And Keep You This Day And Every Day,

Frank