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Thursday, December 20, 2018
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The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
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It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt-a covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, says the Lord.
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But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
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No longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, "Know the Lord," for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the Lord; for I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more.
Jeremiah 31:31-34
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How many times have you followed the rules, only to see others not do the same? Or maybe, you have felt like you have been treated as an outsider, not part of the team. Or maybe, you do everything right, eat the right things, exercise and find yourself with a scary health concern. While these are just a few examples of the consequences of living in a broken world, these times in our lives are personal and it hurts, maybe more so during the Christmas season.
But...the message in Jeremiah 31:31-34 brings us great news. When we broke the original covenant, our creator did not walk away or give up on us. Instead, a new covenant was created. And talk about being personal, the Lord has written this new covenant on each and every heart.
We can find joy in this message. It is not a coincidence that our Lord chose to leave his mark on our hearts. Our hearts are where we store everything. The Lord who forgives our iniquities, and forgets our sin, is also there so we never feel alone as we make our way through an imperfect world. Our joy is that our Lord made this personal for each and every one of us.
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Prayer:
Dear Lord, thank you for loving us so much that you did not give up on us. Instead, you created a new covenant. As we live our lives, use each of our heartbeats to remind us that you are in our hearts. And may we in return, remind those you bring into our path, that you are in their hearts, too. In Jesus Name we pray-Amen.
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