15TH JULY, 2024
PASTORS OLUBI & SARAH JOHNSON
JESUS IS OUR INSURANCE
Hebrews 7:22 AMP
In keeping with [the oath’s greater strength and force], Jesus has become the Guarantee of a better (stronger) agreement [a more excellent and more advantageous covenant].
The Holy Spirit, through Paul, tells us that the Lord Jesus is the Guarantee of the New Covenant (Heb. 7:22).
Today, we could use the word ‘insurance’: the Lord Jesus is the insurance backing, or guarantor of the New Covenant.
To have a better understanding of what this means in practice, consider what a natural insurance company does. They guarantee that if your car or house that is insured with them has an accident, or is destroyed, the insurance company will pay for the repairs or a replacement with a new car or house.
The financial assets of the insurance company is what gives you confidence to insure your property with them, KNOWING that in the event of a claim, they will be able to meet their financial or material obligations to you.
Why do we insure our properties?
To guarantee that we will not lose them in the event of human error, accidents or natural disasters.
God has promised us the blessings of the new birth, baptism of the Holy Spirit, healing, deliverance, financial prosperity, divine protection and ultimately, the perfection and fulness of Christ in the New Testament.
Jesus is the Guarantee or Insurance that we will not lose these blessings because of our sins and human weaknesses and failings (Psa. 89:3-4).
Now, just like in the natural you do not deliberately go and have an accident, or burn your house down, in the spirit, you do not deliberately go and sin by omission or commission, to allow Satan to rob you (Jn. 10:10) of these blessings. However, when you do sin, you have an insurance in the Lord Jesus to guarantee you do not lose ALL these blessings (Psa. 89:30-35).
Now, natural insurance companies will pay for any damage you incur by accidents; however, how much they will pay will depend on:
1 . Your reporting the accident and damage to them as soon as possible.
2 . Your regular payment of the premium on your insurance.
3 . The amount of premium you pay.
So also in the spirit; how much God is able to give back to you, even when you sin will depend on:
1 . How quickly you repent and forsake the sin (Prov. 28:13).
2 . How diligent (consistent) you are in your daily, weekly and monthly prayers (Heb. 11:6).
3 . The quality of your prayer life (Jas. 5:16).
Finally, note that the degree of diligence and
quality of our regular prayers (our ‘premiums’) will determine what kind of insurance we will enjoy: ‘Third party’ or ‘Comprehensive’ (1Cor. 3:11-15).
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