The Righteous Branch and the Covenant with David
14 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 15 In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 16 In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this is the name by which it will be called: “The Lord is our righteousness.”
Jeremiah reminds us that our “righteousness” is not something we attain by our works. “The Lord is our righteousness.” What does it mean to you that no matter what you do, you cannot make yourself right with God? What does it mean to you that God alone has made you right with him through Jesus?
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O Come O Come Emmanuel!
