“This
is my promise to my people after those days” (when Jesus conquers sin by His
atoning sacrifice allowing God’s people to relate to Him as He has always
intended) says the Lord and Master God, “I am going to place within them – at
their core and etched into their minds – My truth and what I want from them.”
(Hebrews 10:16)
There
is another choice to be made if you will be this sign for your people. Will you
learn about God, memorize and quote His words and decide which of His written
laws you will follow? Or, will you pay attention to Him, listen to the Holy
Spirit as you read His word and live in His world, and seek to recognize Him
and His works in the people around you?
The writer of Hebrews is quoting Jeremiah
here, as he argues that a person can never know so much about God and what God
wants, that He can determine what is important each moment. Without the Holy
Spirit, active in your life, it is impossible to behave in a way that will
please the Lord. Instead, Jeremiah argues that Jesus has created a new way (vv.
20-25) that requires only that you be attentive to the Lord in community with
your people, so that you may encourage and help each other. God now takes the
responsibility for your prosperity if you will lead your people to Him.
Point your people not to what you tell them
about what God says, but to the Lord, God Himself.
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