God is not finished with the Jewish people, or with you! Worthy Christian Devotions
"Behold, the days are
coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel
and with the house of Judah -- not according to the covenant that I made with
their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the
land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them,
says the Lord. 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 in their minds, and
write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. (Jeremiah 31:31-33)
I occasionally came
across individuals who did not believe that Israel and the Jewish people were
relevant to God's redemptive plan.
Amazed, I would show
them this passage in Jeremiah foretelling how God would make a 'New Covenant'
with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah!
This scripture, an
Old Testament foundation for our entire New Testament, was addressed to the two
houses of Israel, yet its fulfillment in the Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) was
received by only a (significant) remnant of them, at His first coming.
The apostle Paul,
however, unequivocally affirms that this initial remnant of saved Israel
carried the Messianic revelation to the entire world and that revelation would eventually be returned to the Jewish people
in full measure;
For
I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest
you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to
Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And so all Israel will
be saved, as it is written: "The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He
will turn away ungodliness from Jacob; For this is My covenant with them, When
I take away their sins." (Romans
11:25-27)
And interestingly,
Israel's future inheritance in the New Covenant is highlighted as well by
ancient rabbinical commentary on Jeremiah 31:31-32;
"When the time of the advent of the Messiah will be
near, then the blessed God will say to him: 'With him I will make a new
covenant. And this is the time I will acknowledge Him as my son, saying 'This
day have I begotten thee.’” [Midrash Tehelim,
3:4]
Indeed
ancient rabbis saw in this scripture that the new covenant was connected to
Psalm 2 and would be ushered in by the Messiah, who would be God's own
son.....hmmm.
Another
ancient rabbinical commentary on Jeremiah 31:31,32 says,
"He will sit and expound the new Torah (teaching or
instruction) which He will give through the Messiah." [MidrashTalpiyot, 58a]
So the testimony of
Yeshua, the Son of God, came through the Tenach (Old Testament), Moses, the
Prophets and Psalms, which are the scriptures of the Jewish people, and is even
supported by rabbinical commentaries.
In addition,
the entire New Testament (with the possible exception of Luke) was written by
Jews.
This people,
blessed of God in so many ways, and chastened accordingly for their
disobedience, is still quite relevant to God's plans. His "gifts
and callings are irrevocable" (Romans
11:29).
God is not finished
with Israel or the Jewish people. And thank and praise Him for the faithfulness
of that promise, because if He remains faithful to such a disobedient nation,
He will also
remain faithful to all those called and chosen through the revelation of
Israel's Messiah...you and me.
Would you want to have a deeper
relationship with God?
God has made it possible for you to know Him and experience
an amazing change in your own life by
receiving His Son, Jesus Christ, and have eternal life.
Say
the following prayer:
“Father
God, I confess I am a sinner and my sins have separated me from You.
I
am truly sorry. I now want to
turn away from my past sinful life and live a new life pleasing to You.
Please
forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again.
I
believe that Your Son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the
dead, is alive, and hears my prayer.
I
invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from
this day forward. Thank You that according to your Word, I am now born again.
Please
send Your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of
my life. I promise to study Your Word – the Bible.
Please
use me for Your glory.
In
Jesus' Name I pray. Amen.”
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“I Have Loved You”
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“I Have Loved You”
Kent
Henry
lyrics
And I have loved You
With an everlasting love
And I have drawn
You with my loving kindness
And I have loved You
With an everlasting love
And I have drawned You
With my loving kindness
I have loved
With an everlasting love
And I have drawn You
With my loving kindness
And I have loved You
With an everlasting love
And I have drawned You
With my loving kindness
Because God loved you
And to keep His own (keep His own)
He brought you out
With a mighty hand
He redeemed you from
The devil's yoke
Oh, the Lord, He is the God
And faithful is He (and faithful is He)
And He'll keepHis Word and covenant
Giving mercy and prosperity
(Repeat chorus)
And casting all
Of your cares on Him for
He cares for you (cares for you)
There's a love dimension
In the Kingdom of God
And it's sure to take you through
God commanded His love toward us,
Christ died on a tree (He died on a tree)
Then He rose again,
the living God
More than conquerors
Now are we
(Repeat chorus twice)
And I have drawned You
And I have drawned You
And I have drawned You
With my loving kindness
by George Whitten, Editor of Worthy Devotions
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