The Covenant Confirmed | Exodus 24:3–8 & Hebrews 9:11–22 | 5 Devotions on God’s Covenant Secured in Christ
This week’s sermon, The Covenant Confirmed, explored Exodus 24:3–8 and Hebrews 9:11–22, showing how God seals His covenant with His people through His Word, through blood, and ultimately through Christ, the better Mediator. If you haven’t already, you can watch or read the full sermon here.
To help you reflect further, here are five days of devotions drawn from the message, reminding us that our salvation is not sealed with ink or animal blood, but with the precious blood of Christ.
Day 1: The Word and Obedience
📖 Scripture: Exodus 2:1-2 and James 1:22-25
💡 Reflection:
Before blood was shed, the people of Israel heard God’s Word. They had already been delivered from Egypt by His grace, and now they heard His law as a covenant people. Their response was one of unity: “All the words that the Lord has spoken we will do.” Hearing God’s Word calls for obedience, but that obedience is always a response to grace.
The same pattern holds true today. We do not obey in order to be redeemed; we obey because we have been redeemed. God’s Word shapes the life of His covenant people, not as a crushing burden, but as a gracious guide given by the God who saves.
❓Questions:
Why is it important that Israel’s obedience followed redemption rather than preceded it?
How can remembering God’s saving grace change the way you approach obedience?
Where in your life do you most need to practice obedience to God’s Word this week?
🙏 Prayer:
Lord, thank You that You redeem before You command. Help me to hear Your Word with faith, and to obey not out of fear or pride, but as a joyful response to Your saving grace. Amen.
Day 2: Blood and Covenant
📖 Scripture: Exodus 24:4-8 and Hebrews 9:18-22
💡 Reflection:
When Moses sprinkled the blood on the altar and on the people, the covenant was confirmed. Blood made it official, binding both parties together. To our modern ears, it feels shocking—but that is exactly the point. The wages of sin is death, and a covenant with a holy God cannot exist without blood.
This bloody scene points beyond itself. Every ox sacrificed, every drop shed, foreshadowed the ultimate covenant sealing in the blood of Christ. Without the shedding of His blood, there would be no forgiveness of sins. The blood that once stained garments in the wilderness now covers your heart and soul, cleansing you in the new covenant.
❓Questions:
Why is blood necessary for covenant with a holy God?
How does this Old Testament ceremony point you forward to the cross of Christ?
What does it mean for you, personally, to be sprinkled clean by the blood of Jesus?
🙏 Prayer:
Holy God, I confess my sin and my unworthiness to stand before You. Thank You for the blood of Christ, shed for me, that cleanses and confirms Your covenant with me. Keep me mindful of the cost of my salvation. Amen.
Day 3: A Better Mediator
📖 Scripture: Hebrews 9:11-15
💡 Reflection:
In Exodus 24, Moses stood as the mediator. He spoke God’s Word, offered sacrifices, and sprinkled the blood. But Moses was still a sinner; he could not remove guilt or cleanse hearts. The people needed something more than a human mediator—they needed a perfect Mediator.
Jesus Christ is that Mediator. He entered not into an earthly tent, but into the heavenly presence of God. He did not bring the blood of animals but His own. His sacrifice was sufficient to redeem sinners forever. Unlike Moses, He never fails. He secures an eternal inheritance for all who trust in Him.
❓Questions:
How was Moses both necessary and insufficient as a mediator?
How does Christ’s priestly work give you assurance that your salvation is secure?
How can you live more consciously this week in reliance on Christ as your Mediator?
🙏 Prayer:
Lord Jesus, thank You that You are my Mediator, my Advocate, and my Great High Priest. Because of Your sacrifice, I can draw near to God with confidence. Help me to rest in Your finished work and walk in assurance of my salvation. Amen.
Day 4: Signed with Blood
📖 Scripture: Luke 22:14-20
💡 Reflection:
When Jesus lifted the cup on the night He was betrayed, He declared: “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.” The covenant at Sinai was signed with the blood of animals. But the new covenant was signed with the very blood of Christ, once for all.
Your salvation is not secured by ink on paper or even by your best efforts to keep promises to God. It is secured by blood—His blood. That covenantal signature cannot be erased. In Christ, you can say with confidence: “Here I stand. I am Christ’s own.”
❓Questions:
How is the Lord’s Supper a continual reminder of the covenant in Christ’s blood?
Why is it significant that Jesus’ blood is sufficient once for all?
How does this truth give you confidence in your salvation?
🙏 Prayer:
Father, thank You for the covenant signed in Christ’s blood. Help me never to take the Lord’s Supper lightly, but to receive it as a joyful reminder that I belong to You through Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen.
Day 5: Grateful Obedience
📖 Scripture: Romans 12:1-2
💡 Reflection:
Israel responded to God’s covenant with the words: “All that the Lord has spoken we will do.” Their obedience was meant to be a covenantal response to grace, not an attempt to earn it. In Christ, our obedience takes the same shape. We are not trying to win God’s favor—we are responding in gratitude to what Christ has already accomplished.
Paul tells us to present our bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God. This is not burdensome but joyful. Obedience flows out of covenant love. The blood has been shed, the covenant confirmed, and now we live transformed lives as grateful children of God.
❓Questions:
How does knowing your salvation is secure free you to obey with joy rather than fear?
What does it mean for your life to be a “living sacrifice”?
What practical act of obedience could you take this week as a grateful response to God’s grace?
🙏 Prayer:
Lord, my life belongs to You. I am sprinkled clean by the blood of Christ. Let my obedience flow not from fear but from gratitude. Transform me by Your Spirit, that I may live as a living sacrifice for Your glory. Amen.
