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Sunday, November 8, 2015
Jeremiah 33:20-21
Thus saith the LORD; If
ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and
that there should not be day and night in their season; Then may also my
covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son
to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my
ministers.
For further study - Jeremiah 33:1-26
This thirty-third chapter of Jeremiah is a confirmation of the great prophecy concerning the Davidic Covenant that the Lord gave to King David, II Samuel 7, some 3,000 years ago. That covenant is as true today as it was when the Lord gave it to David, the second King of Israel.
Within this chapter are some great promises, not only to King David, and
Jeremiah the Prophet, but by "spiritual application," to us today, as
well. Look at the first one in verse 3.
"We can call upon the Lord for great and mighty things, that we knowest
not." Please remember, this promise is in light of the principle of
prayer in I John 5:14-15.
I must just take a look at the "mountain peaks" in this chapter due to
time and space. Really, I could write for three days of devotions on
this one chapter. Please read the entire chapter and dig out the great
truths found in Jeremiah's writings.
In verse 15 God speaks to Jeremiah about the "Branch," that which is a name for Jesus Christ, Isaiah 4:2 and 11:1, Zechariah 3:8 and 6:12-13. God will raise-up the "Branch" to execute judgment and righteousness in the land of Israel.
At that same time the Lord will cause all who dwell in Jerusalem to
dwell safely. Jerusalem will be called "the Lord our righteousness." Remember, the Davidic Covenant called for a Temple to stand in Jerusalem
and a King to rule and reign from that Temple for the 1,000 year
Kingdom, yet to come.
This thirty-third chapter of Jeremiah restates, confirms, afresh and anew that God will keep His promise to King David. Verses 20-21 tell us the only way God could break this covenant.
Jeremiah records the Lord's only "escape clause" to the promise, the day
and the night would have to disappear from this time in history for the
Lord to be able to break the promise. If day and night could be done
away with then the Lord could also cast David away and the seed of
Jacob, the Jewish people, as well.
Of course we can't make the day and the night disappear; therefore,
there will be a Temple in Jerusalem and Jesus Christ, the "Branch," the
Son of David, will rule and reign from there in the Kingdom He promised
to King David and the Jewish people.
That is a promise that you can take to the bank. What is so precious to
me about this chapter is that if the Lord can't break His promise to
King David, He can't break His promises to me, the promises of
salvation, provision, protection and all that He said will happen in the
future. Praise His wonderful name.
PRAYER THOUGHT: Thank you Lord for being a promise keeping God, what a comfort that is to me.