Sat.’s Devo - The New Covenant

Read: Jer. 31:27-32:44; 1 Tim. 3:1-16; Ps. 88:1-18; Pr. 25:20-22 Today, God promises Israel a new covenant. This one will be written in their hearts instead of on stone tablets. Everyone will be responsible for their own relationship with God and punished for their own sins instead of the sins of their fathers. They can all know God, the one who loves them and forgives their sins, not just the one who judges and disciplines them. In Chapter 32, Jeremiah’s long prophesied events come to pass. Babylon’s army besieges Jerusalem. Jeremiah is put in prison where God continues to speak to him and he continues to prophesy why this is happening. In the midst of their siege, God sends Jeremiah’s kin to him and he redeems inherited land as a promise that one day land will be bought and sold in this place. God always gives hope for the future. First Timothy 3 gives us the characteristics and guidelines of a godly leader. It can be summed up in the first requirement: blameless. If he’s blameless it means there is nothing you can find against him. He will be able to teach others, hospitable, a good father or mother, etc. I heard a teacher say, “If it doesn’t work at home; don’t export it.” In other words, you’re greatest ministry and fruit should come from your own family. You can not make your kids follow Christ, but you can show them the way. It is their decision and sometimes they don’t always choose it right away. Our job is to prioritize our families as our number one ministry then branch out from there. We plant and water our children’s heart with the seed of God and we let the Holy Spirit bring it to life. Lord, lead us by your Holy Spirit today to love what You love and hate what You hate. Thank you for a new and living covenant.