Jeremiah 31:33-34 33 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. 34 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.
Our culture has vast amounts of knowledge and immediate access to nearly all of it all the time. We can be up to date with the news inPakistan on one tab of our browser while streaming videos of Ted Talks in another at the same time that we're texting a friend about their day. Knowing what information to keep and what to ditch can be really crucial, especially if our success in life is based on knowing and applying the right things at the right time.
At the same time, there are things we know so deeply that we will never forget them: songs our parents sang to us as babies, Bible verses we learned at Vacation Bible School, wounds we received from others, proverbs, stories, jokes, the list goes on and on. In the clutter of our lives, this accumulation gives us stability, identity. God tells the people of Israel that in the time of the new covenant, he will write his word on our hearts. God's instructions and promises will be at the core of our being. God's love for us will be known to everyone so clearly that we won't even have to remind each other about it. All of us, every single child of God, will have our sins forgiven and our souls strengthened.
In this time where the covenant has not fully reshaped our world, we have God's promises to cling to and God's opportunity to grow closer with him.
Let us pray: Holy Lord, thank you for your teaching and your covenants. Strengthen our ties with you, that we might know and love you with all our heart and soul and mind. Amen.
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