In Christ, we have the better, unconditional promises of God, and these should fill us with love, joy, peace, and hope. The Old Mosaic Covenant was conditional in that it required obedience to the Law of Moses, which involved priests offering animal sacrifices, which pointed forward to the sacrificial death of Christ. But the New Covenant in Christ is unconditional because of the finished work of Christ, as we will see in today’s passage. If we miss this unconditional aspect, then we won’t experience the full blessing of living in communion with God: having the treasure of His grace and the hope of a heavenly inheritance in Christ.