Present and Eternal

God’s enduring covenant with Israel should be a comfort to the Church as it models God’s heart towards humanity. The Lord underscores the impossibility of His covenant being broken in Jeremiah, saying that if we can break His covenant with the day and night so the sun no longer rises and sets, only then could He reject the house of David (33:20-21). This covenant reminds us that God is a promise-keeper, that He is faithful in our unfaithfulness. His covenant with Israel is also a call to us. A call for our hearts to be burdened with what burdens the very heart of God. A call to roll up our sleeves and dedicate our lives to His work for He is watching to see that His Word is fulfilled. It is a call to realize that Israel does not just preserve the past, but is the pulse of God’s present and eternal activity. Through Israel all nations will be blessed and if we want to see the nations revived, it starts with her restoration. "This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says about the houses in this city [Jerusalem] and the royal palaces of Judah...I will rebuild them as they were before. I will cleanse them from all sin they have committed against me...Then this city will bring me renown, joy and praise and honor before all nations on earth that hear of all the good things I do for it; and they will be in awe and will tremble at the abundant prosperity and peace I provide for it" (Jeremiah 33:4&7-9).