Covenant with David

I was doing my morning devotional through Table Talk today and it was on Jeremiah 33:14-26. This passage explained that God was going to establish David's throne forever. This was a time when Jerusalem was being attacked before they were sent into exile because of disobedience. Four times in this passage, God stress that He will have a descended from David on the throne forever. He also adds that priests will be offering sacrifices forever. The only way that this is to be broken is if someone can stop the sun and moon from shining at their appointed times.

This passage demonstrates the faithfulness of God because Jesus is the king that will rule forever. Understanding God faithfulness helps us to remain steadfast to God's promises. 2 Peter 3:9 says that we should count human slowness to God. God will do what he has promised. 2 Peter is context of future judgment, yet we know that God has promised believers now. Verses like Romans 8:28-30 show that Christians have promises now that God will be faithful to give. We can have faith in God when bad happens because He uses bad for our good. Trials and suffering happen to make us more like Jesus.

Seeing that God is faithful, live in this knowledge that God will give what He promise because He gave the ultimate promise of salvation through His Son, Jesus.