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Jeremiah chapter 32 verse 40.

God says I will make with them an everlasting covenant that I will not turn away from doing good

to them and I will put the fear of me in their hearts that they may not turn from

me.

We've got to get the context here.

So this is Old Testament, which is another way of saying Old Covenant.

So the way God related to his people, that's what Covenant is about, how we relate to God,

how we can know God.

And so this is an Old Covenant, Old Testament promise of the New Covenant to come.

So the new way of relationship to God.

And it's not altogether new in the sense that it hasn't been thought of,

like everything in the Old Testament, Old Covenant

is pointing forward to the new covenant.

That's kind of the point of Advent, that Jesus coming, his inauguration of a new covenant,

is that to which everything in the Old Testament has been pointing toward.

And so this verse talks about an everlasting covenant between God and his people his people everlasting which means it will never end and what

will never end the whole picture is God doing good to his people so never ever ever end for those who are in this everlasting

covenant with him this everlasting covenant with him. This everlasting covenant is made

possible by Jesus and all who trust in Jesus for the forgiveness of their sins

are brought into relationship with God

that will last forever and forever and ever and ever everlasting God will work for the good of all who are in covenant with him.

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