 I just want to read from Colossians chapter 1 and this is verse 15, Colossians chapter 1 verse 15. Maybe we'll just read from verse 12. It says, giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints and the light. He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love. In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, He is the image of the invisible God, the first born over all creation. For by Him, all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers, all things were created through Him and for Him. And then it goes on to explain a little more about the fact that He's all powerful, that in Him all things consist and so on. But verse 15 talks about the fact that He is the image of the invisible God, first born over all creation. So who is this He that is referred to here? It is none other than the Lord Jesus, right? He's talking about the Son that we've been conveyed into the kingdom of the Son, in whom we have redemption and so on that He is the image of the invisible God. So a very important lesson for us here is that the Lord Jesus, He is the image of the invisible God in the sense that we know that He is deity, that He is God, that any time we have a doubt about, you know, is this the hand of God or can God do this, we need to look at Jesus, right? Because He is the image of the invisible God and by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on visible and invisible, so the visible realm and the invisible realm. So since He is deity, since He is God, and He is a very exact representation of the Godhead, so any time we have or we need clarity about God, about the hand of God, about the works of God and about the attribute or characteristics of God, we can always confidently turn to Jesus, right? We can look to Jesus and see and learn and be established and say, okay, this is what Jesus did, this is what Jesus would do, this is His nature, so I'm established in it, you know, and I'm convinced. So just wanted to share that and let's pray. Father, we thank You this morning that we can come to You, we can draw near to You in the name of Jesus. Lord, we thank You for, Lord, that everything was created, everything that we see and everything that we do not see, the invisible and the created by You and through You and for You, oh God, and any time we have, we need clarity, we can look to You, Lord, we can read about Your works, Your earthly ministry, and Lord, and be discerning in Your hand at work in our lives, oh God, so we can know that this is of You and we can know what is not of You, God. We thank You, we thank You for continuing to speak to us and we pray that You will continue to speak to us today as well. We commit ourselves into Your mighty hands, in Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Okay, we'll continue, we were looking at, you know, the God's guarantee, right? We were looking at that word guarantee and we were seeing, okay, you know, how can we say for sure that God prospers His people? Okay, I just want to check, like I see very few in-person students online, so are there multiple, are you guys sitting together, like Anand, Vijay, or are there only so many? Can you just let me know, Anand, Vijay, or, sorry, I see only three of you logged in, are there only? We are presented on screen, Basta. Oh, okay, okay, fine, fine, fine, okay, right, thank you, thanks. Okay, so yeah, let's pick up from where we stopped last class. So last class we were looking at, you know, guarantee and we were just exploring the fact that God has guaranteed, or God gives us guarantee, okay, just like how a manufacturer of a particular product would give a guarantee, and what is the guarantee that, you know, about the product or about the service, saying that, you know, that it is basically they're saying that if there's anything wrong, we would replace the whole thing and, you know, they are giving their word, right, they're giving their word, their promise, okay. So similarly, can we say for sure that God's word or God's promise is to prosper His people, okay, can we know for sure, and how can we know for sure, right, maybe it's God's will to, for some people to be poor, for some people not to, you know, have wealth at all, right, could it be possible that God might want some people to remain, you know, in poverty, could it be possible that God would want to do that? Well, we need to be sure about these things. So we started by looking at the very nature of God, right, what is the nature of God, what is God's characteristic, what is God's attribute. So we see that as Scripture reveals His nature, right, the very nature of God is to bless His people, right, God's very nature is to bless and not to bring about harm, His nature is to bless. So let's look at a few scriptures. Now we look at Genesis chapter 1, we go to Genesis 1 and verse 23, 24, right, and we see that, you know, repeatedly we see this, and God bless them, this verse 22, okay, God bless them, and it says, be fruitful, multiply, fill the waters, fill the water in the seas and let birds multiply, so the morning and the evening and morning of the fifth day, then God said, you know, let the earth bring forth and so on, okay. So we see that God blessed, you know, even He created and creation, He blessed. Genesis 1, 22, okay. Then let's look at a few other scriptures, James 1 and verse 17, right, okay. James chapter 1 and verse 17 says, every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning, okay. And the verse before that it says, you know, do not be deceived, my beloved brethren, because the context is talking about sin, talking about the path of, you know, temptation and how it leads to entrapment and ensnarement and being ensnared and enticed and, you know, sin bringing forth death and so on, right. So do not be deceived about that, do not be deceived about the fact that, you know, this path of temptation leads to death, okay. Don't be deceived about that. But it also means this, that with God, you know, He is not the one who's leading you down that path, okay. So it says here that every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, okay. So from the father, what comes from the father, the father of lights, these are good gifts, these are perfect gifts and it's not like the path of temptation, right. So he gives good things, he gives perfect things and it comes from the father of lights and one more attribute is that well, there's no shadow of turning, there's no variation or shadow of turning, which means that it's not like, okay, he's going to bless you today and he's not going to bless you, you know, another day. He is consistent in his nature and character and his heart is to bless, okay. Now, and so on. So we see, even in the titles, especially about the Lord Jesus, that he is the Prince of Peace, okay. That is, we go to Isaiah 9 and verse 6, we see that he is the Prince of Peace and this is the prophecy, right, about Jesus and one of the prophecies that was made and the Old Testament prophecy and this is what it says, for unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given and the government will be upon his shoulder and his name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. So why is his name called something? Because he reveals that attribute or he reveals that character, right. So Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, because he is Everlasting Father, because he is Prince of Peace, because he is the Prince of Shalom. The word used there is Shalom, okay. So Shalom, it's a wholesome word we know. It means goodwill, prosperity, health, wholesomeness, everything that is good, peace also, right. So he is the Prince of Shalom. And another scripture in this, in the same book, which is Isaiah 48 and verse 17, okay, Isaiah 48 talks about, okay, how does he give Shalom? Okay, how does this Shalom or in, in what capacity, in what quantity does it come? Okay, what is the quality of it? Okay, verse 17, thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, I am the Lord, your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way you should go. O that you had heeded my commandments, then your peace would have been like a river and your righteousness like the waves of the sea. Okay, so saying I'm the Lord who teaches you, what does he teach? I teach you to profit. I teach you to, you know, do more and more than everything, I teach you to maybe, you know, if it's work, if it's profession, if it's business, the Lord is saying that I'm the one who teaches you and profit is something that you have after all your other costs are met. You know, there is rent and salaries to be paid, bills to be paid, you know, everything is, everything is done and the profit is something that you have. So after, you know, if you'd look at it strictly in a financial sense, right, so that's Isaiah 48 and 17 and, and then it is, it says that, O that you had heeded or you had listened to me and my instruction, O that you had heeded my commandments. Okay, so what is the Lord saying there? He's saying that, oh, if you had, if you had listened, then something would have happened. What is it? That, that if you had, oh, that you had heeded, then your peace or your shalom would have been like the river. Okay, there's something about the river, the river flows, it seems to be never ending, right? It seems to be, you know, just on, just continues to flow. It seems to be never ending. So the Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel is saying, if you had heeded my commandments, then your shalom would have been like the river, never ending, ever flowing and your righteousness like the waves of the sea. So we, you know, we both, we see in this particular verse, right, that your shalom will be like this. So we, we see right through that he is the Prince of Shalom and Shalom includes prosperity and peace and health and in other words, health and wealth, right, and success and flourishing. So it is the nature of God to bless. Okay, it is the very character of God to bless people. And well, what if he blesses some and he does not bless some others? And we know that God is not a biased or a partial God, his heart is to bless. Now that gives rise to other questions than why is it that some are not blessed? Why is it, you know, some are the way they are, they are struggling and so on, right? So we will, we will get to that. Okay, but when we, when we talk about the principles, okay, and the how to of, you know, what, what is the principle that I need to, that I need to follow, right? What are some truths that about in God's word that I need to be following and, and simple things like working and simple things like being diligent and putting in good effort, all these things matter. Okay, so we'll come to that. Okay, so the nature of God is to bless. So we need to understand that we need to be sure of that because that is what we see in scripture. Okay. And we see that yes, there is this condition of listening to him because he says in, you know, Isaiah 48 and verse 17, he says, I'm the one who teaches you. Okay. So which means that the Lord is teaching one to receive blessing, teaching one to prosper. And it, you know, implicit within that verse is the fact that one needs to be taught in order to be taught, one needs to listen, right? In order to be taught something, one needs to follow through and then receive the benefit of that teaching. Right. So there's no point in if I, if I'm a, if I'm a hearer, if I'm a forgetful hearer and not a doer, right? The Lord is teaching you is saying, okay, you do this three things and you will see the success that it is that I have for you or the blessing that I intend for you to walk in. Right. So there's no point in saying, okay, I, I didn't do it, but still I want to see it. Well, God's grace might cover that for a season. Right. But the fact is that God is saying, this is what I want you to walk in and then I'm teaching you. So, which means that I need to be taught. I need to yield and listen and obey, follow through with that teaching. Okay. So, so God is not partial. He is impartial. And he, that is, and the very fact that John chapter three verse 16, that God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, to whom did he give his only begotten son, to whom is this, this plan of salvation? It's for the whole world. And why is this whole thing accessible? Or how did he make it accessible salvation? It is by grace through faith. It's not based on qualifications. It's not based on education, qualification, or it's not based on, you know, status or position or any other thing. Because I speak a particular language and I speak it well. No, it is by faith, which means that, well, it is equal. He's not partial. He's an impartial God. So he is, he's just made it plain and open and accessible. This entrance into his kingdom, which is the greatest treasure of all, the salvation is the greatest gift of all. He's made it accessible to all through faith, through grace, by grace, through faith. So he's not biased. Psalm 145 verse 9, the Lord is good to all and his tender mercies are over all his works. He doesn't say he's good to some. He's, the Lord is good to all. And it says that all your works shall praise you, O Lord, and your saints shall bless you. And another place it says he's the one who sends rain on the just and on the unjust. Okay, so which means that he's good to all. He is good to all and his gracious, full of compassion, slow to anger, great mercy, the Lord is good to all. So he's not biased. So when we look at the nature of God, we can be convinced, yes, God's guarantee, God guarantees to blesses people. Okay, the second thing that we see is the promises of God, where God specifically says that I will bless. Okay, so these are what we can call as the general promises of God. Okay, which means that we need to know the different difference between a specific word, right, which is a Reema word, which is a highlighted Holy Spirit inspired word for someone. Okay, now there was a Reema word for Philip. We read in the book of Acts, what was that word? It was only for Philip, right. There were others who were there in Samaria. When this great revival happening, Peter and John were there, they had come to pray over the people and they received the Holy Spirit and, you know, they were they started praying tongues and all that. So we see that happening. So they were blessed. Okay, but this Reema word came only for Philip. And what was that word? Philip, you go to this place called Gaza and which is desert and there are further instruction would follow because, you know, it was just that just first part of that just go and he went, he left. It was a Reema word. Was it for everyone? No, it was a specific instruction. The same way, you know, some specific words of instruction for Peter, right? He was in the house of the Tanner and there was a specific word, go to Cornelius' house. There are two people who are coming, who are waiting at the gate. Just don't ask any questions, just follow them, go. Right? So we see that, yes, there are specific instructions or specific promises even, right? So we need to know the difference between what is the Reema, which is the quick end word of God and the logos, which is the, you know, which is the general instruction and the general discourse of God's word. Okay. Which is, which is the, which is there in the Bible. So the logos we see, there are promises and principles, which are there for everybody, which are applicable for everybody. And it's not just for me by name, but it's for everybody. There and the surprising and the, and the best part is this, that in the logos, right, which is the general word of God for everybody, in the logos, there are enough and more general promises, which promise the blessing. Okay. Enough and more. For example, let's look at Psalm chapter one. Now, now these are, of course, there will be conditions, right? There are, it is conditional. It doesn't mean that you live however you want, you harm yourself, you harm others, and you will receive blessing. No, you know, there are certain conditions which are inbuilt into it, right? Some are explicitly stated, some may not be, but it's there because of who he is, right? He leads us in parts of righteousness for his name's sake. His name is righteous. He is holy. He is righteous for his name's sake. So when it comes to these things also, right? So some of these conditions are inbuilt. Okay, let's look at Psalm one. Okay, blessed is the man. Okay, blessed is the man who walks not in the council of the ungodly, nor stands in the parts of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful, but his delight is in the law of the Lord. And in his law, he meditates day and night. Okay. So what is the condition of that person? Blessed. He is blessed. Okay. And he shall be in his, in his state of blessing, in his condition, which is blessing, the end result which he has received, he shall be like this. What is it? Verse three. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that brings forth its fruit in its season whose leaf also shall not wither and whatever he does shall prosper. Okay. So blessed is such a person who's not doing certain things. And this is the end result of it. This is the consequence that he will be like trees planted. So that's a picture of health. That's a picture of, you know, blessing and he's flourishing, thriving. The tree is thriving. It says that the tree planted by rivers of water brings forth his fruit in its season and the leaves are not withering. And further to that is saying whatever he does, what he puts his hands to shall prosper. Okay. We can look at Psalm 23. We know that Psalm, the Lord is my shepherd and I shall not, you know, it says I shall not want, which means I shall not lack any good thing. Right. So that itself, talking about the fact that, okay, there is a general promise to whom the Lord is the shepherd. This is the testimony of the Psalmist and this is what he has promised. As we go through, we see and the testimony is that surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever because the Lord is my shepherd. The Lord is my shepherd. And yes, if you look at one after the other, it talks about restoration. It talks about, you know, leading. It talks about arrest and nourishment. It talks about protection from evil. And it talks about, it also talks about, you know, position and elevation and favor. It says you prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. So that's a picture of, again, favor and blessing and flourishing. And who is the one who does that? It's the Lord who is the shepherd. So it also, you know, what is the thing that is inbuilt in it? It's that we follow the shepherd. The shepherd leads and the sheep follow or the shepherd instructs and the sheep carry out the instruction. That is inbuilt in it. But as the Lord is a shepherd, I will not be in lack. So the promise of God and the testimony of the one who walks in the promises that surely goodness and mercy follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Right? So we see that these general promises of God and the ways of God, which is to bless each and every person. Okay, let's look at one more. And then we'll, you know, you can read the rest. Psalm 84 verse 11. Okay, for the Lord is a son and shield. The Lord will give grace and glory. No good thing will he withhold from those who walk uprightly. Okay, so what does no good thing mean that whatever is good, whatever is good for this person. Okay, no good thing will he withhold from those who walk uprightly. Why? Because the Lord is the son and shield. The Lord will give grace and glory. Okay, so we see these promises of God. We see these general promises of God, not just the specific reema for a person or a group of people. It is the general promise of God itself is one that of blessing. So you walk in it and this is the end result. Joshua chapter one, of course, it's a specific word for Joshua, but we also know it's a principle for everyone else. Okay, that you meditate on the word, that you care, you be careful to observe all that is in it, and you walk in it. Right, declare this book of the Lord shall not leave you, you know, let it not depart from your mouth, meaning you make it part of your speaking, you make it part of your doing, you make it part of your thinking, meditating, and you will have, you walk in it and you will have good success. So we see that God's heart is to bless and God guarantees to bless. The general promises of God point towards that. Okay, the next one is the blessing of Abraham. Okay, the blessing of Abraham. So if we go to Galatians 3 and verse 13, okay, Galatians chapter 3 and verse 13 says, Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us, for it is written, cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree. And he has redeemed us for this reason. Why? That the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit, that the blessing of Abraham might come upon us, who are the Gentiles, and that we might receive the blessing of, sorry, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit. Okay, so when it comes to this that we have been redeemed, we have been redeemed from the curse of the law. Now the curse of the law is the consequence of not obeying, is the consequence of not following the law. And actually it was around me 28, the second part of it lists on some terrible, terrible things as consequences of not being or not walking according to his law. Okay, the fact is this, in Christ we have been redeemed from those consequences because he took upon himself the wrath of God or the punishment for not following those consequences, not following the law, not obeying the law, not keeping the law, right. So he took upon himself, the Lord Jesus took upon himself, took upon himself, sorry. So we have been redeemed from the curse. Not only are we redeemed from the curse, but the blessing of Abraham. We have been redeemed, we have been brought to a place where our lives have been opened up so that the blessing of Abraham might flow into us. It might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus and that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Okay, and then we all, we see several other places also, in Ephesians chapter one, we see that Ephesians one and verse three, blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ. Okay, every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus. So one might argue and say, okay, these are spiritual blessings, not material blessings or financial blessings. Okay, fine. You know, even if we say that, okay, this is what it is, but the, but the spiritual blessing affects us here and now. The spiritual blessing is so intertwined that it affects, it manifests in the natural, in the physical. Okay, so we've been redeemed from the curse of the law that we, that the blessings of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus. So when we look at, okay, what are these blessings that we can read? So this is what the Lord speaks to Abraham and specifically he tells Abraham. He says, you know, Genesis 12, another Lord had said to Abraham, get out of your country from your family and from your father's house to a land that I will show you, I will make you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you and I will curse those who curse you. And in you, all the families of the earth shall be blessed. So that's the first pronouncement that Abraham receives. Okay, we look at the next chapter 13 and verse two says that Abraham was very rich in livestock and silver and gold. Now, why would, you know, why would there be a mention of this, right? But the Bible doesn't hold back. It just describes the position, describes what the person walked in, right? So there's, it's not out of arrogance or pride or boastfulness. We need to understand. It's simply the blessing of the Lord, right? Why one can be humble and walk in the blessing of the Lord. One can be humble and walk in great prosperity, right? And be a blessing and be a vessel or a conduit through whom the blessing can flow to other people. Okay, so there's a shift, you know, in our thinking, a shift in our, it challenges us to see that actually we are blessed. And this blessing, you know, God intended for us to have, God intends for us to have, not that I might show off or use it, use blessings selfishly, but so that I could be a blessing in other people's lives. So the Lord is not withholding anything. He does, his heart is what that he does not want to withhold anything good from those who walk uprightly. Okay, so we see here, Abraham was very rich in livestock in silver and in gold. Okay, so let's look at one more scripture, which is just looking at Abraham himself. And we go to verse 24, sorry, chapter 24 and verse 1. And Abraham was old, well advanced in age, and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. Okay, the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. Verse 34 and 35 of the same chapter, the testimony of this servant, right? So he goes in search of a bride for his master's son. And then he also testifies the Lord has blessed, says the Lord has blessed my master greatly. So this kind of blessing, which involves everything, you know, it involves, you know, he was victorious, he was a friend of God, because God says, you know, how can I, how can I not share this with Abraham, my friend? I want to do this, I want to bring upon judgment, Sodom and Gomorrah, but how can I not share this with Abraham? So he was a friend of God. And, you know, in all these ways, he was blessed, right? So we see that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles and Christ Jesus. So, well, is there prosperity in the gospel? Yes, right? But, you know, it has been tainted, it has been given a bad name. So when, you know, when we, when we hear people saying, okay, name it and claim it, or, you know, you, if you're not prospering, then something is wrong. And on all those things, you know, they're kind of tainted and abused and misused this whole thing. So when people hear about prosperity, they immediately think, you know, oh, I want to stay away from it. But at the same time, well, they are in the world working for prosperity. Nobody goes to work and says that I don't want a salary at the end of the month. And nobody says that, right? They go to work to make a living, to pay the bills, they want to raise, right? They want an increase, expecting that and saying I want a promotion and for various reasons, you know, so that I can live a good life, I can take care of my needs. Everybody does that. But at the same time, you will say, you know, no, don't tell me about prosperity. Okay. Well, we need to understand it rightly. And that's what we are trying to do right through this. So all this that we have been looking at and discussing, we need to understand it rightly that God's heart is to bless, but that blessing should not become an idol. Right. And, yeah, so we see here that, you know, the blessings of Abraham, when we look at the blessings of Abraham and the fact that all the Gentiles in Christ, that who come to the spiritual union in Christ, meaning that they receive Christ as their Lord and Savior, and they, their identity changes and, and they become, you know, what God intended for them to become in Christ Jesus, justified and sanctified and triumph and victorious and all that in Christ, they receive or we receive the blessings of Abraham. God's desire is this, the blessings of Abraham come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus. Okay. And that they might receive the promise of the Spirit, the work of the Holy Spirit, the promise of the Holy Spirit, the baptism of the Holy Spirit, the gifts of the Holy Spirit, right, to be part of their life. Why? That they might manifest the glory of God, that they might go and that we might go and, and disciple nations for Christ. Okay. That we might build his kingdom. Right. So we see this. Okay. We'll stop here. You know, any questions here? So we've looked at God's nature. We've looked at the promises, the general promises of God. We've also looked at the fact that in Christ, the blessings of Abraham, you know, God, God just fashioned it or, you know, this is how we modeled it, that the blessings of Abraham would come upon the Gentiles in Christ. So any doubts or any, anything that requires clarity or anything that might, that is still troubling, you know. I know this is it, but what about this? If you have this, what about this? Probably you can ask that. Any questions? We can put it on the chat also. Okay. If not, let's, you know, we'll just move on. Okay. So the next thing, so the next thing we see, you know, why are we studying all this to understand that God is actually for this and God really guarantees this. Okay. What is this? It guarantees the blessing. And we saw that prosperity is not just money, but it is success. It is, it could be, it is, it involves money as well, but it's not just that it is success and increase in all areas of our lives. Okay. Okay. So the next thing that we see is the new covenant that we are in. Okay. The covenant that we are in. It's a covenant of blessing. Okay. Let's look at Hebrews 8 and verse 6. Okay. We go to Hebrews 8 and verse 6. It says now, he has obtained a more excellent ministry in as much as he is also a mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises. So he's talking about the covenant that we have entered into. Okay. This is a question here from Jack in. So if a believer, if as a believer I'm enjoying peace, health and sound mind, yet only my needs are met, but I'm not financially doing great. Can I call myself prosperous? Yes. Yeah. Because there is increase and there is, you know, you are thriving and flourishing. And yes, you are prosperous. Okay. But the prosperity, you know, includes finances also, though it's not limited to only finances, right? So what is it? What can your outlook be? What can your perspective be saying, okay, God, it includes this as well. My finances are also part of me prospering. And this is your heart. So what is it that I need to change? What is it that I need to shift? Is it my understanding of it? Is it my, what is it that I need to do? And the Lord will show, okay, because we're going to, we're going to look at that. We're going to study, you know, what are these principles for prosperity, financial prosperity specifically? What are these principles that I can, I can put in place, right, in my life? So yeah, but your question, I mean, your statement is correct, right? You are prosperous. We are prosperous. And it includes everything and this and finances also, right? Okay. So don't exclude that. This ends, include that as well and saying, okay, God, I like, you know, everything else to be covered include all areas of my life. I want to, I want to be prosperous, because that's his desire. Pre-John two, you know, we can always go to that. And that's the prayer. Beloved, I pray that you prosper and be in health, just as your soul prospers. I'm so prospering and being in health. So it makes the distinction just as your soul prosperous. So soul is prospering, health is prospering, and everything else, which comes in between, you know, relationships, everything materially, that you may prosper and be in health, just as your soul prosperous covers a wide range of areas. So yeah, so we can go with that, right? Okay. Okay, so we were looking at Hebrews eight and verse six, talking about the new covenant that that we have been brought into. And it's a covenant on of better promises. And that covenant is a covenant of blessing. Okay. He is the mediator, who's the mediator that Christ is the mediator of a better covenant. And it has been established on better promises. So when we go to second Corinthians, and you've been learning this in Covenants and second Corinthians three and verse six, okay, second Corinthians three verse six, he has made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant. Okay, who has made us sufficient, God has made us sufficient, meaning that he is that we are capable as ministers, whatever is required of us to be ministers of new covenant, he has made, he makes us not of the letter, but of the spirit for the letter kills, but the spirit gives life. Okay, then he goes on to talk about the new covenant and talk kind of contrasts and makes the distinction how this is so much more glorious. Okay, if the ministry of death written and engraved on stones was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not steadily look at the face of Moses, because of the glory of his countenance, which glory was passing away, how will the ministry of the spirit not be more glorious? For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness exceeds much more in glory, verse 10, for even what was made glorious had no glory in this respect because of the glory that excels. For if what is passing away was glorious, what remains is much more glorious. And he goes on to say, because we have so much hope, we speak in this manner, we have boldness of speech and so on. So it's kind of making that distinction and comparing between the two covenants. And it's interesting to see that in the old covenant, we see several of those, right? In the old covenant, we see that it includes material financial blessings and prosperity. And Utronomy 28 is, it's very plain, if you heed my words, these are the blessings that would come. If you see that, it talks about it talks about all areas of our life being blessed, right? It talks about the land, talks about the work, talks about the food, everything, everything is covered in that. And verses 114, and then the verses following talk about the consequences, right? The curse or the negative consequences of disobeying. And if you read through each of those blessings, we can say, okay, this is mine. This is what God, Lord, you're blessing me with this. Now that's the old covenant. Now the new covenant is even better established, better promises. Okay. So the promises under the old covenant, our perspective should be this, that God, I'm in a new covenant. I'm in a new dispensation. I have the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit and I have access to your presence. I can come boldly. I can come courageously with confidence because of the shed blood of Christ. So I'm in a better covenant. We look at the old covenant and we say, wow, we are in a better covenant. So that old covenant and all the blessings that go with it, that's really a minimum. And so our perspective is that, yes, that's the old covenant and you have blessed us with that God. And that holds good because that is your promise and that is what is our minimum. Now we are in a better covenant. We are in this new covenant. We are in a new dispensation. It's better than the old. So all that is promised and the old is covered and more. So that is what when we say it's a better, it doesn't mean that, okay, that's taken away. When you say a better version of a software or a better version or an upgraded version, it means that all these are there and more. Okay, so when it's an upgraded version, let's say a car or a bike, you see that the other features are still there, but that's become a standard feature. Say that, okay, button start once upon a time. It was a special specialty. You just have kickstart and there's better button start. Everybody was advertising that. But now, button start in a bike is a standard feature, right? It's not a specialty anymore. It's a standard feature. And what would be a specialty would be maybe a touch screen there, like all the electronic vehicles seem to have a touch screen and a map there and so on. Now that will be a special feature. So which means if an upgraded vehicle will not, you know, they won't say that, okay, it does not have a button start, but it has a map that standard feature will be there. So also when it comes to, you know, Bible and see that it's a better covenant and that covenant is a covenant of blessing. When we look at it, we see that, yes, it covers the old and even more, okay? Okay, so we'll stop here. So we've looked at, you know, God's guarantee to bless his people and we looked at these four areas and we can be convinced and we can be sure that yes, God indeed guarantees to bless me, right? Okay, we'll stop here and then we'll continue later. Thank you so much. God bless. Bye-bye.