A Treasured Possession

While reading my Bible tonight, I found something amazing. In Exodus 19:5 it says, "Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples." I have read this passage many times over but it never really jumped out at me. Tonight, however, I saw it in a completely different light.

Usually when I see verses about Old Testament covenants where God says He will love Israel if the people do such-and-such, I kind of blow it off thinking that because of the new covenant in Christ those sort of promises are not really for us today. However, I believe that there is application of this promise for us today, in fact, there are even greater implications for us than there were for the nation of Israel.

God tells the people that if they obey Him and keep His covenant, they will become His treasured possession. Every person who has ever lived has disobey God and broken His covenant. I have, multiple times just today. By His grace we can be forgiven of every sin, but according to the promise we are to obey to get the blessing.

When Christ lived on earth, he did not sin. In everything He did He obeyed His Father, He kept the covenant. When we come as hopeless sinners to throne of God and place our faith in Christ for salvation, not only does God forgive us of our sin, but He credits Christ's righteousness to us. So when we are justified by God, He sees us as He sees His Son: righteous, having always obeyed and kept the covenant.

Therefore, when we come to faith in Christ, we become the treasured possession of God. He loves us like no other. We are His treasure. What a hope, and what a promise.