Write it on our hearts Lord.

Jeremiah 31:31-34

Introduction:

I. Why do we write stuff down? To remember whatever, it is we are writing down of course.

II. God has promised with his new covenant that he would write his law on our hearts.

III. What does this mean?

Body:

I. What is the Writing of the Lord? (Jer. 31:33a)

A. The first writing of the Lord that we know of is the law of Moses. (Ex. 31:18)

1. God wrote his Law for the Israelites with his own finger.

2. Yet these people who were saved by the Lord and had seen his power repeatedly yet continued to rebel against God. (Isa. 1:2)

3. Almost immediately after receiving the law they broke it. (Ex. 32:1-19)

B. The Lord has given us his law in the form of the Bible. (2 Tim. 3:16-17)

1. Over the course of thousands of years, the inspired writers continually recorded the acts and will of God in written form. (Jer. 30:2)

2. We have the inspired word of God in front of us.

3. So, why do so many of us fail to read it, and study it?

C. What should we be doing with God’s word? (2 Tim. 2:15)

1. The only way for us to allow God to write his law on our heart is to study it, to get it into our system. (Rom. 10:17)

2. Without the word of God, we cannot have faith.

3. Without faith it is impossible to please him. (Heb. 11:6)

4. When we study his word, he writes his law in our hearts and we come to know the Lord as our God. (Jer. 31:33b)

II. What is the Knowledge of the Lord? (Jer. 31:34a)

A. In a marriage I would hope you know your partner.

1. You’ve been with your partner gotten to know who they are and what makes them happy.

2. We should constantly be trying to get to know and understand our Lord and his will. (Eph. 1:17-20)

3. Who is God? (Eph. 4:4-6)

B. The Father. (Eph. 4:6)

1. The creator of all who gives life. (Acts 17:24-31)

2. The Father who loves his children. (Mt. 7:7-11)

3. The Father which shall also discipline his children. (Heb. 12:5-11)

C. The Son. (Eph. 4:5; Jn. 1:1-3,14)

1. Jesus Christ is our Lord and master. (Acts 2:34-36)

2. He came to earth as a man. (Phil. 2:5-10)

3. He lived a sinless life. (Heb. 4:15)

D. The Holy Spirit. (Eph. 4:4)

1. The Spirit was there with God and Jesus in the beginning. (Gen. 1:2)

2. The Spirit dwells in the believer. (2 Tim. 1:14)

3. This spirit is the member of the God head that inspired the apostles the write the scriptures that we may know God’s will. (Jn. 14:26)

4. These three are one. (1 Jn. 5:7)

5. Those who know the Lord obey his commandments. (1 Jn. 2:3-6)

III. What is the Forgiveness of the Lord? (Jer. 33:34b)

A. Sin is a transgression of God’s law. (1 Jn. 3:4)

1. In our desire we sin and fall from his grace. (Jam. 1:13-15)

2. Our sin then separates us from our God. (Isa. 59:2)

3. However, through his grace we are now brought back to him through his son. (Jn. 3:16)

B. His sacrifice has justified us even though we all have sinned. (Rom. 3:23-26)

1. None of us are innocent from sin.

2. His love for us is what drove him to the cross. (1 Jn. 4:10)

3. By his death we are forgiven. (1 Pet. 2:24-25)

C. God desires us to be his people and for him to be our God.

1. He desires that we all are saved. (2 Pet. 3:9)

2. He wants us to follow his commandments. (Jn. 15:10-14)

Conclusion:

I. God desires your service and your salvation from sins.

II. However, you must bend your will to his. (Lk. 9:23)

III. The Israelites rebelled against that and were taken into Babylonian captivity.

IV. If we will not become God’s people with God’s law written on our hearts, then we too will be cast out. (Rev. 20:11-15) (Heb. 9:27)

V. We will all face the judgement so are you a member of God’s new covenant?