Christ Church Daily Devotion Nov 30 2023

God promises to make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah, different from the previous one. He will write his law on their hearts, and they will all know him. God will forgive their sins and remember them no more. This covenant means that our sins will not separate us from God, and we can be sure of his acceptance. Jesus' sacrifice seals this new covenant, replacing animal sacrifices. Through believing in Jesus, we can receive forgiveness of sins and eternal life. We thank God for his forgiveness and Jesus' sacrifice. Welcome to Christchurch's Daily Devotion for November 30th, 2023. Today we will be reading from Jeremiah chapter 31, verses 31 through 34. The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors, when I took them by the hand and led them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them, declares the Lord. This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, Know the Lord, because they will all know me. From the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. For I will forgive their wickedness, and will remember their sins no more. Through the prophet Jeremiah, God assures each one of us that he does far more than forgive. God even forgets our sins. God declares that he will remember their sins no more. Through the covenant God made with his people, he vowed to forget their sins. He will not allow our sins to separate us from him. That is the good news throughout the Bible. We do not have to look over our shoulders, afraid that our past will catch up with us. We will and can be sure God will accept us. In Luke, Jesus declares that his sacrifice will seal a new covenant. And he asks the disciples to eat and drink in remembrance of him. The new covenant will replace the animal sacrifices that were necessary in the Old Testament. And his death is a sacrifice so strong that anyone who believes that Jesus has given his body and blood for them can depend on him for the forgiveness of sins and eternal life. God loves us that much. Today's personal worship option. Lord, we thank you for your forgiveness and the promise that you will not hold our sins against us. Thank you, Jesus, for giving your life to set us free. In your name, amen.