Ministers of a New Covenant
Such confidence we have through Christ before God. Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant (KJV says New Testament) – not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. – 2 Corinthians 3:4-6
Before Jesus came, ministers ministered from the “Old Testament” – that was the only thing in existence before Jesus came. The Bible was only scrolls from the Old Testament. When Jesus showed up on the scene everything changed. After He laid His life down, was raised to life and then taken into Heaven – the disciples that walked with Him had a new message to preach.
This message was not found in the scrolls or the Old Testament. This message had yet to be written down anywhere.
This message was etched on the hearts of those who gave everything up to follow Jesus.
This message was taught and led by the spirit. This message was a New Testament, a new testimony and consequently a new covenant!
Can you imagine ministers of a message that did not exist in the holy scrolls? That is why they were persecuted and argued with. Their message wasn’t preached from the letter that was currently in existence.
This message was a message about life! The old covenant resulted in death, but the new covenant now results in life and life more abundantly! The old covenant was about rules and the new covenant is about Jesus. The central focus of everything surrounding the new covenant is Jesus!
Before Jesus came you had to make a covenant with a set of laws. When Jesus showed up and laid His life down He fulfilled the law so that you can now make a covenant with Him. You are now married to Jesus, not hundreds of rules.
Before, you were never good enough, now you are made righteous through Christ once He places His robe of righteousness on you.
God wants to create a new testimony with each life that is born. He is just that big. Don’t tie yourself down to what has already happened and what has already been written down. Free yourself in order that God may create a new testimony through your life that you can preach to everyone – everywhere that the Spirit sends you!
God is calling for Ministers of a new testimony in this generation. God is looking for those who want to cut a new covenant with His son Jesus not with a set of written words.