The Chosen People | MARCH 2019 3
receive the blessings of the covenant, Israel had to be obedient to
the Law God gave on Mount Sinai.
An Unconditional Covenant
Covenants that are unconditional
depend upon the work of God
Himself to ensure Israel receives
the blessings of the covenant. This
means that the ultimate blessing
for Israel, based on the covenant
with Abraham, is certain. God
gave the Land of Israel to the
descendants of Abraham. Isaac,
Jacob, and ultimately Jacob’s
descendants will inherit the Land.
Jeremiah makes this clear when he
writes,
“‘Behold, days are coming,’
declares the Lord, ‘when
I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and
with the house of Judah, not like the covenant which I
made with their fathers in the day I took them by the
hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, My
covenant which they broke, although I was a husband to
them,’ declares the Lord” (Jeremiah 31:31–32).
The New Covenant Today
The prophet Jeremiah writes,
“But this is the covenant which I will make with the
house of Israel after those days,” declares the Lord, “I will
put My law within them and on their heart I will write
it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My
people. They will not teach again, each man his neighbor
and each man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for
they will all know Me, from the least of them to the
greatest of them,” declares the Lord, “for I will forgive
their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.”
(Jeremiah 31:33–35)
Jeremiah outlines five major promises assured by the New
Covenant:
1) The law will be internalized in the hearts of
believers (1 Corinthians 3:16).
2) Forgiveness of sins will be available to all who
believe (Hebrews 8:12).
3) Israel will be reconciled to God, just as He
promised to Abraham (Romans 11:25ff).
4) All humanity will know the Lord (Jeremiah 31:34).
5) The Jewish people will be preserved throughout the
ages (Jeremiah 31:35–37).
The New Covenant Tomorrow
The forgiveness of sins and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit
apply to both Jewish and Gentile believers in Yeshua. The
other three are future and look forward to the second
coming of Jesus.
The Jewish people will come back
to the Land and to the Lord as
outlined in the Abrahamic
Covenant. When this happens,
the fulfillment of His Kingdom
promises will be a blessing to all
Jews and Gentiles who know the
one true King.
Just imagine the beauty of a
renewed earth when Jesus is on
His rightful Davidic throne.
Ezekiel phrases it this way:
“They will say, ‘This desolate
land has become like the garden
of Eden; and the waste, desolate
and ruined cities are fortified
and inhabited’” (Ezekiel 36:35).
Paul writes: “…that the creation itself also will be set free from
its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the
children of God” (Romans 8:21).
I believe that the return of almost seven million Jewish people
to the Land is a foretaste of what is to come! He is faithful! But
this is not end of the story. We also look forward to the day
when the Jewish people will turn to Jesus, and Your Mission to
the Jewish People, by the power of the Holy Spirit, is working
towards this ultimate goal day in and day out. This is why we
are so concerned with training a new generation of disciples in
Israel and across the globe to bring the gospel to the Jewish
people. Please keep reading, as I know you will be greatly
encouraged to see what God is doing among a new generation!
And please remember to pray for Chosen People Ministries
as we continue to celebrate our 125th year of service for the
Lord among the Jewish people. We are planning our largest
outreach effort in New York City this summer, and I hope
you might pray about joining us for a week or two. We are
praying that 125 people will join us each week! The details
are on the back page of the newsletter. We are calling it
Shalom New York because we will be bringing the message of
the Prince of Peace to the largest concentration of Jewish
people in the world! And if you cannot come, please pray and
support this massive effort to reach Jewish people with the
message of the New Covenant.
Peace in our Messiah,
Mitch
P.S. I hope you will think about conducting a Messianic
Passover Seder in your home next month. See the
materials on the back page of the newsletter that will
provide all you need to enjoy this great festival with
your family, church, or small group.