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God in the New Testament

Note

Remember there are two covenants—the one God made with Abraham in the Old Testament and the one Jesus made with His people in the New Testament.

Reflect

You may think of a few different things when you think about God. You may think about God the Holy Spirit. We recognize the Holy Spirit at times with the feeling in your gut when you know you are being prompted down a path, or when you are worshipping and get chills all over your body. Or you may think of Jesus, God the Son, who became man—someone you can picture as a wise friend and mentor. You can visualize where He lived and how He died because He was fully man. You may also think of God the Father, a strong but gentle figure who watched over the earth thoughtfully with gracious truth and just wrath.

All three of these persons of God have eternally existed, but the difference between then and now is God sent His Son to the earth to live a perfect life and die a horrible death so that the old covenant could go away and a new one could be written (but we will talk about more of that tomorrow). God seems kinder and more gentle in the New Testament because all of God’s wrath was poured out on Jesus upon the cross. So instead of God's anger being poured on you for your sin, his anger is poured out on Jesus for those who have believed in Him.

We often just focus on the really light and fluffy parts of the New Testament and the really scary and crazy parts of the Old Testament. We fail to see the kind ways God comforted David as he ran from King Saul, or the wrath that is prophesied in Revelation.

God has loved His people all along and He knew Jesus had to come to save us from a fate we deserved, but “God so loved the world He gave His only son, that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16) God is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Respond

After you've read the passage today grab a journal or open your notes. Take some time to reflect on today’s reading. Use the SOAP acronym to help you engage. (Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer).

• Scripture - What did you read?
• Observation - What did you learn?
• Application - What will you do?
• Prayer - Write out a prayer talking to God like a friend.