THE HEART, THE TREASURE IN MAN

The heart is a symbol of life. It is much vital an organ that it pumps and supplies the body with blood which keeps it alive. A time without the supply of blood to a part of the body will lead to paralysis and eventual death. The heart therefore supplies life to the body. Some other parts of the body such as; the lungs, the brain, the liver, the kidneys are equally important. Yet the heart supplies them all with life in blood which it pumps and supplies all over the body. For with no supply of blood, there is simply no life in the flesh (Leviticus 17:11-14).

The heart of man

In a sense therefore, that the heart of a human is that vital, so it is deemed appropriate to refer to it, yet to imply but the spirit man/inner man. Just as it is that there is no life without the heart of a human, so it is that without the spirit, one is not.

Spiritual death is detachment from God. For God is the source of all life. In that therefore, all scripture about the heart is used in reference to the spirit of man and not the literal heart. It is to make it easily understandable. Rather just how the literal heart is indispensable if the body is to live, so it is that without the spirit, one doesn't simply exist. For  to use the heart in reference is to try to give a proper feel of the vitality of the spirit for one to be.

The treasure in man is the heart, and of man, God loves the heart, or the spirit man for that matter. Any human is in three forms; the body, the soul, and the spirit. But of the three, the spirit is indispensable. For whatever any human manifests is from the heart. That is to imply that; what one manifests is an overflow of what he is in the heart (Luke 6:45), (Matthew 12:34), (Proverbs 4:23).

Of the heart, Jesus said; "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God" (Matthew 5:8). Why did He say so? For the fruits of the spirit are born in the heart and are manifest in the flesh. To struggle to appear good will yield nothing but sheer pretense. For the heart is infested with sin.

Dirt Just cannot be used to clean up dirt you know. Jesus cleans the heart with His blood and He makes it pure and acceptable to God. People of Jesus' days asked what they had to do so they could work the works of God (John 6:28). Jesus answered to them and said; "This is the work of God; that you believe in Him whom He has sent" (John 6:29).

The heart is so deceitful and is only known to God (Jeremiah 17:9). Yet there is a seed of truth in the heart because it is of God, but it is infested with sin because by Adam, all human succumbed to the ways and patterns of the devil. With such a fact, only God knows how to handle a heart and cure it of disease. The disease, though, is spiritual not natural. Guard therefore your heart and not your actions.

For the literal body is simply the house of the spirit while on earth. The moment the spirit separates from the flesh, the flesh is returned to the sand, but the spirit will find its way to the spirit world (Ecclesiastes 12:7), (Genesis 3:19).

For whoever have given their lives to Jesus Christ, their spirit will find rest in paradise and eventually to heaven, just as was promised by Jesus Christ (John 11:25-26), (John 5:24), (Mark 16:16), (John 5:12), (John 3:36), (Luke 23:43). But for whoever has not embraced Jesus Christ and have not given Him their lives, their spirits will wonder everywhere looking for rest but to none. Such spirits keep on possessing humans who are spiritually defenseless (Luke 11:24), (Matthew 12:43-45).

That is; whoever is yet to give their lives to Christ are the targets of such spirits. Some cultures falsely believe that it is such spirits to lead them to God. Only Jesus is the way to God. There is no other way whatsoever.

Jesus makes such a heart

The battle between good and bad is in the heart (Luke 6:45). For Jesus said; "For where your treasure is, your heart will be" (Matthew 6:21). Meaning; how one's heart is, so it will be how he acts or talks, except for pretense or double standards (Matthew 12:34; 23:28).

It is for this reason that Jesus identified more with the tax collectors and the harlots because they pretended not (Matthew 9:11), (Mark 2:15-17), (Matthew 21:31), (Matthew 23:27). They would never struggle to appear better than they were unlike the Scribes and Pharisees.

The tax collectors and the harlots admitted their status quo and made it easier for Jesus to reach out to them. Take for example; if one steals money from another, but go on to use the same money for charity. Literally, he has done well, but his spirit is grieving because it gets no reward with such. For scripture says we should mind what God takes of us rather than what we take of each other (John 5:44). For the heart matters much more to God and not to man.

A heart under the control of the devil

 All evil is manufactured in the heart (Matthew 15:18), (Mark 7:14-15), (Mark 7:17-23). The devil wages war to win the heart to himself. For the devil is well aware that the treasure in man is the heart. So the devil on that note infests the heart with all the filth. But Jesus came to rejuvenate the Godly truth in the heart.

That is; to strengthen the god in the spirit man, or to bring the spirit back to the life of God. Once one gets to know the truth, it gets easier for such a person to do just that except for incapacity. For Jesus said you will know the truth and truth will set you free (John 8:31-32). This is what Jesus came for. He came to make a clean pure heart because God loves such a heart. He gave His Son for it.

A heart for Christ

When one appears not to covet, it may not mean he will not if a situation demanding so presents itself. And God's reward is not based on how we act per Se, but the source from which we act. Yet we ought to note that we can only pretend to be good. For no person pretends to be bad. That is; to be bad is to be so. For no one will pretend to kill, steal, fornicate etc. Even a killer is aware it is bad to be so. Many people may never love to be identified as so. Everybody loves to be called literally good. And in all this,what matters is the heart the source from which all is.

The products of the heart for Satan

 It is in the same spirit that Jesus said; what enters a man doesn't defile him, but what comes from within defiles a man (Mark 7:18). For no one will claim to have stolen or raped, or whatever, if they ate pork, or ate a snake. Such will never affect the state of one's heart.

It is therefore about submission to Jesus Christ and not our struggles. For to keep struggling  to appear literally good is the very reason one keeps  wondering and failing. No human can help to make themselves spiritually better because there is no such strength in a human. But Jesus has all what it takes to make you better than you can do by yourself. 

A heart of which Jesus is the King

Give Jesus your life and that is how one is made acceptable to God. Thus David yearns; create in me a clean heart oh Lord and renew a right spirit within me (Psalms 51:10). Those who are intent on eternal damnation will glory in the flesh, but those who look to the hope of the promise of eternal life will glory in the heart (the treasure in man) (1Corinthians 1:29). 

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HUSBAND AND WIFE

According to scripture, the wife is to obey her husband as the Church does obey Christ. Equally so, scripture instructs the husband to love his wife just like how Christ loves the Church (Ephesians 5:22-33). 

Reason being that a happy couple bears a happy home. A home is the basic unit of any community. The shape of a home is how a particular community will appear. 

On that therefore, all scripture about marriage is intended to create a God fearing people who should live to the glory and honor of God. Thus the Bible says; He created one soul for each other so there would be a God fearing offspring (Malachi 2:15).

Scripture admonishes the wife is to be obedient to the husband even as the Church is to Christ (Ephesians 5:22).

It is figured that even as Christ is the head of the Church, so it is that the husband is the head of the wife and the family (Ephesians 5:23). And just as the Church is to be subject to Christ, so it should be that wives are to their husbands. To be noted; "...in everything" (Ephesians 5:24).

What does scripture mean when it instructs the wife to obey the husband.  And the wife is to obey in everything. This  stands to be critically examined. Yet, does this imply the wife by being obedient to the husband should be a "yes" lady? 

No not. 

But the truth is that: in a meaningful family, it is how husband and wife relate and the approach they use to communicate to each other. Sometimes simply how we communicate could either mean well, calm tempers or stir and provoke tempers (Psalms 50:19), (Proverbs 10:19), (Proverbs 12:18), (Proverbs 15:4), (Proverbs 17:20, 27-28), (Proverbs 21:23), (Proverbs 31:26).

One would intend to communicate but in a way to seem to command. This is where it could be interpreted what the communication is intended for. Yet one could communicate with obedience. So if one sounds commanding and ordering, then there is hardly any obedience in such. 

For one can communicate but in an obedient way and to try to put things right rather than to want to position yourself where scripture doesn't place you. Human senses are very quick to read how people approach and communicate to us.

As that, while the wife seeks to reign in her view, she must understand that what counts is the view taken by the husband who is the head of the family. Whether he makes the right decision or not is another topic altogether. For recall that the scripture has figured it in how Jesus is the head of the Church and thereby directing it, is how the husband is to the wife. In essence, it is the husband directing the family not the other way round. Avoid therefore to seem to challenge your husband.

Yet, what does scripture mean by obedience. That is; what does obedience entail? Obedience entails the following; submission, trust, and respect.

Submission

This is the act or fact of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will of or to the authority of another person. On that, a wife ought to recognize the husband is the authority in the home.

Trust

This is the firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something. As a wife, somewhere in you, you should have the confidence that your husband is well suited to be the head of the family. You should try to do away with any doubts. Yet even when you have doubts, try to channel them well for harmony in the family.

Respect

This is a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements. For him being your husband, means as a well intentioned and intelligent lady, you must have identified the right person in your husband. On such grounds, he deserves your respect. How you deal with him should always be augmented with respect.

On the other hand though, scripture commands the husband to love his wife as Christ loves the Church and offered Himself for it. For husbands aren't simply to assume obedience from their wives. To win the respect of your wife, you must play the role of a husband and play it well. As that, what does love entail? Love entails the following; provision, protection, and care.

Provision

This is the action of supplying something for use, or making something available to someone for use. For a husband to win obedience, he must endeavor to provide for his family. You ought to note that obedience is to be earned, not simply granted.

Protection.

This is a person or thing that prevents someone or of something from suffering harm or injury. This is to be done by the husband jealously in every way possible. For we ought to note that a wife's confidence is derived from how her husband assures her in how he responds in given situations.

Care

This is to look after and provide for the needs of someone. Husbands must do this selflessly. For happiness comes with responsibility. That is, if a husbands loves it that his wife should give him happiness, he equally must meet his obligations.

The absence of the above creates a scenario that the home is divided resulting into misery, regret, and failure in the sensible management of the home. It creates a situation that everyone will manage on their own. 

Yet this is not how God intends the home to be. Recall that the home is the foundation of any community. For a disgruntled home will only create unmanageable individuals who will end up corrupting the whole community.

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GOD IS FAITHFUL TO REMAIN FAITHFUL

Unlike all the rest, God is faithful, and He remains faithful (John 8:26). Man is never faithful, even unto himself (one will deny being a thief when he pretty knows he is). Yet it ain't simply a saying that God is faithful. For being faithful is His own character.

What is being faithful, though?

To be faithful by definition is to adhere firmly and devotedly to something. It entails being steadfast in what one may have committed to in both overt and covert situations. Faithfulness is also a sacrifice. If you can't sacrifice, how then can you remain faithful? Faithfulness is for all times!

Scripture describes God as not being man that He should lie, neither is He son of man that He should repent (Numbers 23:19). In the same respect, countless of scripture admonish us to keep our vows which we make;

Numbers 30:2

If a man vows a vow to the Lord, or swears an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he shall not break his word. He shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth. 

Deuteronomy 23:21

“If you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay fulfilling it, for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.

Ecclesiastes 5:5

It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay.

Deuteronomy 23:23

You shall be careful to do what has passed your lips, for you have voluntarily vowed to the Lord your God what you have promised with your mouth.

Matthew 12:36

I tell you, on the Day of Judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,

Ecclesiastes 5:2-6

When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow. It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay. Let not your mouth lead you into sin, and do not say before the messenger that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands?
Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore let your words be few. 

Titus 2:7-8

Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us.

Proverbs 20:25

It is a snare to say rashly, “It is holy,” and to reflect only after making vows.

Psalm 50:14

Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and perform your vows to the Most High,

Psalm 15:4

In whose eyes a vile person is despised, but who honors those who fear the Lord; who swears to his own hurt and does not change;

Proverbs 20:6

Many a man proclaims his own steadfast love, but a faithful man who can find? 

Psalm 66:13-14

I will come into your house with burnt offerings; I will perform my vows to you, which which my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble.

1 John 3:21-22

Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.

Romans 13:8

Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.

Matthew 6:24

“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.

Matthew 5:37

Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.

Psalm 37:21

The wicked borrows but does not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives;

2 Chronicles 32:24-25

In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death, and he prayed to the Lord, and he answered him and gave him a sign. But Hezekiah did not make return according to the benefit done to him, for his heart was proud. Therefore wrath came upon him and Judah and Jerusalem.

Deuteronomy 23:21-23

“If you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay fulfilling it, for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin. But if you refrain from vowing, you will not be guilty of sin. You shall be careful to do what has passed your lips, for you have voluntarily vowed to the Lord your God what you have promised with your mouth.

The case of Ahab

Ahab was one of the Kings of ancient Israel and scripture says he was a very wicked man (1Kings 21:25-26). He took Naboth's vineyard by force and had him killed.

It may have not been Ahab personally to kill Naboth, but he gave his wife Jezebel the license to do so so that he could freely claim Naboth's vineyard (1Kings 21). By and in all this, Ahab was already condemned before God (much more so before men). And by any literal measure, he would never be or should have never been forgiven.

So, all human being are pretty more or less the same. The cutting edge is only in admission of human faults. Ahab repented and humbled himself before God and God forgave him (1Kings 21:29). 

God is faithful because He keeps no personal for or against any individual.  God's anger, wrath and fury is righteous and only directed at sin, and not at the sinner. Thus Jesus came to separate the sinner from the sin.

When God promises to forgive sin (to the repentant), it is so that He has already done it. It does not matter the seeming extent of the sin! Thus to say; God keeps no personal (no matter) how one may wish and relish that another should be gravely punished and subsequently condemned (Isaiah 1:18). God alone is the faithful judge, and upon this, the cross is for us all.

We keep falsely believing and saying that; much as I admit to my sin, mine is not much a sin as that of the other person. Yet because God is no human, He forgives whoever of any sin. God is faithful to keep His faithfulness.

For people only seek to judge each other. Only looking to rejoice over how God unleashes His wrath on another. Yet in the eyes of the Omniscient God, no one who is human is inexcusable. All human is sinful and equally needs the forgiveness of God to be set free from sin (Romans 2:1-5).

Yet God's grace is abundant for all who love to live a life to His honor. God will always be faithful to give such people the time and the strength to be transformed, to live to the glory of God.

Consider for example the case of Adam and Eve. Eve ate the fruit first upon being tempted by the devil (Genesis 3:4). By human measure, it appears just perfect to put the blame on Eve for having taken things into her own hands. For she failed to read the malevolence of the tempter.

But if to ask, what could have caused a situation that Eve would be isolated from Adam her husband? Yet when she did succumb and ate of it, the impact found its way to include every human. Despite though that it wasn't so until when she convinced Adam to eat of it, (and being the wife), Adam was easily led to eat.

The devil finds his way in humans by using humans. For do you note that by one falling into sin, it has an impact on every human by way of; if one falls, it implies another can? Why so? Every one is equally human and does appear more or less in the same picture or image.

For all human is of  the same material. Rather to say; if Adam had loved to save (not only himself but Eve and his offspring), the option was never to excuse himself by pointing an accusing finger at Eve, but rather to repent because he had a responsibility over his wife (Genesis 3:12). For the matters of the garden had been entrusted to him not Eve.

So, by pointing an accusing finger, you are not helping things, but rather creating space for the condemnation of all. Adam and Eve were both judged in equal measures. That is by accusing others, you are equally accusing and condemning your person. By one person not knowing to do the right thing, (or knowing the right thing but refuse to do it), stands to lead all to condemnation.

The way to go

Be fast to see the wrong in yourself than in any other. If one of us had been or is perfect as we each falsely intend to perceive we are, it would have never taken God to sacrifice His only begotten Son in Jesus Christ.

Additionally, the world would have been the best place ever. For if it (the world) were as perfect, where from would evil have come? Evil comes because one has chosen to serve evil. By that, every one is a sinner in any way one may choose to perceive it.

For every one (in equal measures) needs God's mercy. The only option is to turn to God and intercede for every bit . That is; if one beheads another, imagine yourself in that act rather than to begin imagining how much God would punish such a person. With that, you will surely be inviting the Holy Spirit to energize you to intercede.

If we admit we are all sinners, we make it easier for God to reach out to us with a hand of grace and mercy. For the meaningful change in this world is to come from Evangelism and Intercession, not from determining and mentioning who is wrong and who is not.

The one sure way we keep defeating the devil is through repentance. And because the devil is aware how much damage we cause to his schemes (to destroy man), he makes it look so hard (if not impossible) to repent by igniting the devilish self defeating and destructive pride (which he plants in us) so that by not recognizing your sin, you position yourself right in the devil’s target.

For if you humble and repent, you may never need to cast out and command away demons. For by this seeming simple act, the devil is surely defeated.

When we repent, it is so that the devil loses ground to design his accusations. Repentance makes it that; the devil has nothing then to accuse you of before God. To keep successfully overcoming and defeating the devil, keep repenting and repent. It is repentance which brings to birth God's grace to forgive.

What happens when one repents

The example of David and Uriah

Scripture tells us David was a man with a heart after the heart of God (1Samuel 13:14). But despite having the heart after the heart of God, David was not to escape the human instinct and on many occasions, he never acted like one with a heart after God's own heart.

David lusted over Uriah's wife and slept with her (2Samuel 11:2-4). The woman conceived (2Samuel 11:5). David wanted to do away with the evidence that he had slept with her by trying to convince Uriah to go in to his wife upon return from battle. But Uriah refused (2Samuel 11:8-9, 11:11, 11:13).

When David realized he had failed to convince Uriah to go in to his wife, he knew that there was no other way to escape his sin. He assumed sheer impunity by way of the position he occupied.

Rather than to repent of the former, David chose to commit another sin so he could hide the former. Upon that, he plotted to have Uriah killed and Uriah was indeed killed on the orders of king David (2Samuel 11:15-25).

The Prophet Nathan meets with King David.

Upon having done such, God sent the Prophet Nathan to king David. Nathan used a proverbial narration to David of the story of a rich man who grabbed another man's one sheep despite possessing countless of sheep so he could feed his guests (2Samuel 12:1-4).

Having had the story, David reacted swiftly by passing judgment on such a person (2Samuel 12:5-6). He had no idea that he was passing judgment upon himself and only being harsh to his own soul.

In that, by being swift to point an accusing finger at another, you are judging and condemning yourself in same measures.  

We may never know every bit of our sin. So, don't be quick to judge because neither do you understand all about yourself. In this then, if you choose to judge, be assured that you have equally done the same to yourself.

Had David seen himself in such a person, he would have never been swift to pass judgment. He would have rather, been quick to repent just as he did afterwards.

The sense to realize we are all sinners is gravely lacking in all of us. Yet the sense to see the wrong in others and thereby swiftly judge them is insurmountable in us. If you accept you are the sinner and not one else, you will have helped yourself much more than you do to anybody else.

Yet being the faithful God, despite having commended David for having a heart after His (God's) own heart, when David sinned, he was equally held inexcusable. What do you learn here? What would you do? Where would you stand if it involved someone dear to you?

When Jesus was revealing how God loves it that we get to know some of the many mysteries of His Kingdom, He loved to assure His listeners that He had not come to accuse and judge the world of its sin. For if that was His mission, it would have never even required that He comes to earth to interact with us and to teach us how God loves us to live.

For the world already stands condemned (Romans 3:23). Yet because of the faithfulness of God, (now) one is not condemned on account of having sinned, but on account of choosing to remain in and in the shadow of sin. There is a way to be forgiven of all sin and that way is in Jesus (John 3:19).

God has given us His faithful promise, He forgives us when we repent. He will never look back to remember a dot of a sin for whoever has come to Christ. 

It should be noted that it does not matter the seeming extent of sin. Sin is sin and it is all borne of the devil. If say it is about color, the color of the seed of sin is the same, say if it is black, all it is. Thus to say; for a person who beheads another person needs equally the same amount of grace to be set free. Why so? Whatever sin leads to condemnation and eventually to eternal death.

You should or shouldn't therefore wonder why and where Cain learnt the art to kill faster than he learnt the art to do anything else, yet the law was yet to be given. But in Jesus, we have a way to escape that condemnation and can avoid eternal spiritual death (John 3:16-18).

There is therefore no one single particular person in the human flesh who holds the slightest of any powers to point an accusing finger, for the accuser is the devil (Revelations 12:10).  If Jesus has not done so, who else should? (Romans 8:33-34). For to accuse identifies with the devil. Would you love to assume the role of the devil?

The devil is the accuser

Yet apart from (with all honor) surely forgiving our sin as promised, God is indeed faithful in all aspects and in every sense of the meaning of it. He has given us much more than we should have deserved. For if Lucifer and a third of the rebellious angels were thrown out with no single hope to ever be forgiven, who are we that God is mindful of? (Psalms 8), (2Peter 2).

God has surely lived up to His promise of redeeming us (Isaiah 52:3). Every single promise that God has given every single person at any single moment has come to pass. One can only disappoint themselves. For countless of promises made by God are seen fulfilled in the due time among which I can point out the following few;

The promise of another land when Abram left his ancestral land.

God asked Abram to leave his ancestral land to another land where He would lead Him (Genesis 12:1). Abram responded as God had asked. God indeed led Abram to that land and He did indeed promise to give it to him and his offspring (Genesis 17:8). This promise was indeed fulfilled with Joshua when the Israelites finally occupied Canaan as their land of settlement (Joshua 21:43). To date, it is still standing as so.

The promised land of Canaan

The promise of the coming of Jesus and the cross

For the fact that we all had been counted sinners and thereby condemned to eternal spiritual death by way of being the offspring of Adam who rebelled against God, there was no hope left. For the verdict had been passed by God Himself. If God passes the judgment, who else can reverse it?

Yet God knew that with that, man would be eternally lost to the devil. Thus God out of His abundance, provided a way through His Son Jesus Christ that whoever comes to Jesus is forgiven and set free from sin.

Scripture is clear about the wages of sin. The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through our Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 6:23).  

God made a promise for the coming of the Christ right when man fell (Genesis 3:15). This prophecy is fulfilled in (Matthew 1:20). Many more prophecies about the promise of the coming of the Christ are made in the Old Testament and are seen duly fulfilled in the New Testament among which are the following;

• Scripture says the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2). This very prophecy is duly seen and witnessed fulfilled in the New Testament (Matthew 2:1), (Luke 2:4-6). 

• Scripture goes on to tell that the Messiah would be born of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14). This very prophecy is duly seen witnessed in the New Testament (Matthew 1:22-23), (Luke 1:26-31). 

Yet apart from simply having prophecy fulfilled, Jesus did not simply have to show up, but He measured up to all the requirements which would be involved to set the world free of sin. The cost was that high, but God had made a promise. And because He had promised, He had to fulfill His promise whatever the cost.  For in Jesus alone is all the judgment and the forgiveness.

For it involved to offer His only begotten Son in Jesus Christ to be brutally dealt with and eventually to be crucified on the cross (John 3:16). Yet all this never swayed God in His promise.

Have you kept all your commitments whatever the cost? Yet God keeps His commitments whatever the cost. Surely, God is so amazing! For at the cross, sin is surely forgiven and is made to count no more.

Promise of the cross

The promise of another covenant in place of the old one.

God made a covenant with Israelites via Moses (Exodus 40:12). However, God chose to make another covenant. For this was because the old covenant had been for the Israelites as a model people (Exodus 19:3-6).

Besides, it had been a covenant practically complicated to live by and with. Yet this is not to say the new one of Jesus makes it any easier to live by and with, but if you are to consider it in practical terms, the old covenant of Moses makes it quite complex. For the Old Covenant required to struggle to please God.

Yet it is imperative to note that the covenant of Jesus is even more of a challenge to fulfill. But it is not by power to do the things of God (Zechariah 4:6). The new Covenant of Jesus is engraved in grace, while the old Covenant of Moses is engraved in the law. For when God gave us the New Covenant, He (God) equally followed it up with the power and the means to us so we do not only follow and live by it, but to live it.

For that, God promised to make another covenant (Jeremiah 31:31), (Hebrews 10:16). Now we have a new covenant (Luke 22:19-20). For merely (merely not in a sense to underrate but to express how possible Jesus made it for us) confessing the name of Jesus, you are counted to have made a covenant with God. It is made as practically simple and possible as that. 

Yet with the complex and complicated practicalities involved in the Old Testament, many people would have never been justified because many would have never afforded the cost involved to keep right with God. 

Oh, who else can ever be like the God Israel???!!! The God who keeps His promise at whatever cost that is!!! Countless of promises can be identified through out the Bible, and none of them can be mirrored in any less vitality. The God of Israel is surely an amazing God.

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