Day 37
Bible Text: Jeremiah 31:33-34 (NLT)
“'But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel after those days,' says the Lord. 'I will put my instructions deep within them, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. And they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they need to teach their relatives, saying, ‘You should know the Lord.’ For everyone, from the least to the greatest, will know me already,' says the Lord.”
Jesus, before his arrest and crucifixion promised, “when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative - that is, the Holy Spirit - he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you” (John 14:26). Jesus also said, “when the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future. He will bring me glory by telling you whatever he receives from me…the Spirit will tell you whatever he receives from me” (John 16:13-15).
Jesus is connecting what the prophet Jeremiah predicted, with you and me today, as post-Pentecost believers. He promised that through the work of the Holy Spirit, we would know God, we would know what he Jesus said and did, that he would “write his instructions in our hearts." He promised a renewed, intimate relationship - that he would be our God, and we would be his people.
Jesus also said, “when he (the Advocate/Holy Spirit) comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment” (John 16:8). Everybody, no matter who they are or where they live, will know who God is, will be convicted of their need for God and be aware of the urgency to confess Christ before the Final Day. The Holy Spirit is making sure of it.
Prayer: Will you let the Holy Spirit teach you everything about Christ, and will you allow him to draw you into a closer relationship with him? Will you also pray for others to receive the work of the Holy Spirit in drawing them to God? Make the answers to these questions, your prayer. Holy Spirit, this is my prayer. In Jesus’ name.
By Pastor Kevin Schuessler
“'But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel after those days,' says the Lord. 'I will put my instructions deep within them, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. And they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they need to teach their relatives, saying, ‘You should know the Lord.’ For everyone, from the least to the greatest, will know me already,' says the Lord.”
Jesus, before his arrest and crucifixion promised, “when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative - that is, the Holy Spirit - he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you” (John 14:26). Jesus also said, “when the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future. He will bring me glory by telling you whatever he receives from me…the Spirit will tell you whatever he receives from me” (John 16:13-15).
Jesus is connecting what the prophet Jeremiah predicted, with you and me today, as post-Pentecost believers. He promised that through the work of the Holy Spirit, we would know God, we would know what he Jesus said and did, that he would “write his instructions in our hearts." He promised a renewed, intimate relationship - that he would be our God, and we would be his people.
Jesus also said, “when he (the Advocate/Holy Spirit) comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment” (John 16:8). Everybody, no matter who they are or where they live, will know who God is, will be convicted of their need for God and be aware of the urgency to confess Christ before the Final Day. The Holy Spirit is making sure of it.
Prayer: Will you let the Holy Spirit teach you everything about Christ, and will you allow him to draw you into a closer relationship with him? Will you also pray for others to receive the work of the Holy Spirit in drawing them to God? Make the answers to these questions, your prayer. Holy Spirit, this is my prayer. In Jesus’ name.
By Pastor Kevin Schuessler
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