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Jeremiah 31:31-34
“I will make a new covenant.”

There is obedience. And then there’s attitude. Sometimes we do what we’re supposed to do, but we don’t always like it. Sometimes we obey with anger in our hearts, resentful of our actions, unhappy and subservience.

But other times we happily comply. We obey because we agree with what has to be done. We obey because we look forward to good results. We obey because we love the one who has asked a favor.

When the exiled inhabitants of Jerusalem returned to their holy city, God promised a new covenant through the prophet Jeremiah. The old covenant was good, but people broke it and God had to show them who was their master. This time God has a better idea. God would write the covenant on their hearts.

Now when people obeyed, they would do so with the right attitude. They would not resist. They would not wander away form the covenant when they had the chance. They would so love God that they would happily, comply with what their maker asked.

And God would forgive their sins.

Suring Lent God is asking for your obedience. What attitude have you carried? Will you let God write the covenant on your heart? Will you happily comply and come to know the Lord?

Written by Paul Turner