The New Covenant

Living in Covenant

A Fulfilled Covenant

Live in the light of God (Isaiah 2:5) 

Jesus Institutes the New Covenant

Jeremiah 31:31-34 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.

For Reflection
Until this time, God treated Israel as a single entity, correcting, and rewarding to drive them toward reconciliation and righteousness.  Had Israel matured enough to warrant a less authoritarian approach?  Or had God needed to try a more personal approach?


By sending Jesus to live among us, God shows his face to us.  God shows us exactly what God expects from each of us.  And God shows us that living the lives of joy and justice God has intended us to live is not "pie in the sky" wishful thinking. Buy giving your life to God such righteous living is possible and will transform the world in which we live.

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Pray so that you will be willing and able to capture the joy of righteous living.

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