Thursday
Covenant and Obedience

It’s Thursday of Holy Week, and on this day, we see some of the most profound moments of Holy Week. In the Upper Room, Jesus shares the Passover meal with his disciples and declares the arrival of a new covenant in his blood. The covenant that humanity had broken through Adam will now be secured through Jesus Christ.

Later, in the garden of Gethsemane, the depth of Jesus’ obedience is revealed, “Not my will, but yours be done.” he prays to the Father. The first Adam stood in a garden and chose autonomy. The Second Adam stands in a garden and chooses obedience. Redemption requires more than just sacrifice. It requires perfect obedience. Christ’s obedience was necessary to be the suitable sacrifice for sin. He had to fulfill the will of the Father completely.

In John 17, Jesus prays for those who belong to him, that they would be kept, sanctified, and united. Salvation is not only forgiveness; it is union with Christ and transformation into his likeness.

1. Do I trust Christ’s obedience as the foundation of my salvation?
2. Where do I struggle to surrender my will to God’s will?
3. Am I learning to pray with the same humility and trust that Jesus displayed?

Faithful Father, thank you for the perfect obedience of your Son. Teach me not to trust in my own efforts, but in his righteousness. Form in me a heart that gladly submits to your will, as Jesus did. Give me courage to follow him, wherever obedience to you would lead me. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.