The First Words of The New Covenant

The First Words of The New Covenant…

The first words of the New Covenant that Jesus gave His disciples after His resurrection was, “Peace be unto you.” But Jesus didn’t speak English, so what He said in Hebrew is “Shalom aleichem.”

Shalom doesn’t just mean peace. It means fullness, well-being, completion, wholeness, perfection, blessing, prosperity, and healing. The Old Covenant was based on trying to get there, trying to live up to the Law, trying to measure up, trying to get to the place God wants you to be, longing for the day of Jesus’s coming.

But the New Covenant is based on Shalom. In other words, it’s here. It’s come. It’s finished. You’ve arrived. You can stop striving. You can rest, be well, whole, healed, fulfilled, and blessed. Jesus began by saying, “Shalom be to you.”

The first thing in the New Covenant is Shalom.” Not just Shalom, but Shalom to you. But you have to receive it and come into the blessings of the new. Receive and experience all Jesus has for you, peace and blessing in Him. It’s as simple as two words. Shalom Aleichem.

The Jews who heard these words were again divided. John 20:19

Today, receive the Peace from Jesus that He has promised you and blessed you with.

Walk daily with God at your side!

Love always,

Ed