Jeremiah: Forgiveness Despite Unfaithfulness | Video DevotionalSample

Prepare Your Heart

Welcome to Jeremiah: Forgiveness Despite Unfaithfulness. Before you journey through the book of Jeremiah, watch the short overview video below. God and Israel's relationship began like a marriage. God vowed to be faithful, and Israel promised to be lovingly his. But Israel repeatedly broke her marriage vows. She sacrificed to false gods; she even killed her own children in their rituals. Jeremiah called Israel a whore for this idolatry. When Israel worshiped other gods she was really committing adultery and Jeremiah begged for her to return and repent. But Israel wouldn't listen, she chose to break her vows and her covenant with God. But God promised that he would be a faithful husband to his adulterous bride. In Jesus, he would begin a new covenant that would transform his people from adulterous whores and make them virgin brides once again.

Reflect

Next, we invite you to read a central part of Jeremiah. In Jeremiah 31:31-40, we learn that despite Judah's repeated failures and exile, God promises a new covenant that will transform their hearts and restore their relationship with Him. This passage assures us that God's commitment to His people is unbreakable and that He will write His law on their hearts, offering forgiveness and an eternal, intimate relationship.

What's Next?

Each day of this reading plan, you will watch a short video walking you through the book of Jeremiah and showing you how Jesus is the ultimate fulfillment of God's promise of restoration through a new covenant.

Each day, you will see the same three things:

1.What’s Happening?

This section explains what is going on in the text.

2.Where is the Gospel?

This section shows how this story ultimately points to Jesus and his Gospel.

3.A Time of Prayer

This is a short prayer meant to propel you into Scripture to see the good news of Jesus for yourself.

We hope this journey transforms you. Our prayer is that the Holy Spirit would open your eyes to see the beauty of Jesus in all of Scripture.