3/14/24- In With the New

Hebrews 8: 7- 13

7 "For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another. 8 But God found fault with the people and said[a]:

“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.9 It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they did not remain faithful to my covenant, and I turned away from them, declares the Lord.10 This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel after that time, declares the Lord.

I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts.I will be their God, and they will be my people.

11 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.12 For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”[b]

13 By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear."

This time of year always instills a new hope and renewal of my spirit. I love Spring. I love Hope. I love joy, but most of all I love Jesus. He did the unimaginable. He walked on this Earth with other men and women and never sinned. Not only did He not sin, but He loved everyone. He showed His displeasure at times for human sin, but walked blameless to a death on a cross for all of Us.

God calls us His children. The innocence of a child is Beautiful, joyful, and produces hope. As you witness the buds on the trees, the sprouts appearing through the mulch and the greening of the grass remember the promise of hope that came to all who believe in Jesus.

We are reminded once a year through our walks on this Earth that hope springs eternal. Beyond thankful for Hope!

Be blessed today 🩵