The Law as Covenant

The Inescapable God
God Reveals
Jeremiah 31:31-37 (The Message)
 ^31-32"That's right. The time is coming when I will make a brand-new covenant with Israel and Judah. It won't be a repeat of the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took their hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt. They broke that covenant even though I did my part as their Master." God's Decree.  ^33-34"This is the brand-new covenant that I will make with Israel when the time comes. I will put my law within them—write it on their hearts!—and be their God. And they will be my people. They will no longer go around setting up schools to teach each other about God. They'll know me firsthand, the dull and the bright, the smart and the slow. I'll wipe the slate clean for each of them. I'll forget they ever sinned!" God's Decree.
 ³⁵God's Message, from the God who lights up the day with sun and
   brightens the night with moon and stars,
Who whips the ocean into a billowy froth,
   whose name is God-of-the-Angel-Armies:  ³⁶"If this ordered cosmos ever fell to pieces,
   fell into chaos before me"—God's Decree—
"Then and only then might Israel fall apart
   and disappear as a nation before me."
 ³⁷God's Message:
   "If the skies could be measured with a yardstick
   and the earth explored to its core,
Then and only then would I turn my back on Israel,
   disgusted with all they've done." God's Decree.

For Reflection We are the new covenant.  The new law is written on our hearts. He has forgotten that we have sinned. The law resides in us. Our measure is not the number or value of good deeds we preform. It is rather our response to the law of God that resides in us.  This new covenant will last until the cosmos falls apart. and perhaps beyond.  Literally, to infinity!

Pray
that you realize the potential of God in you. Shout with joy in celebration of the Living God (Or if you are more conservative, grin from ear to ear.)