Light for My Path Daily Devotion
Bible Reading
Yes, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers, when I took them by the hand and led them out of the land of Egypt. They broke that covenant of mine, although I was a husband to them, declares the Lord. But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put my law in their minds, and I will write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. No longer will each one teach his neighbor, or each one teach his brother, saying, “Know the Lord,” because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord, for I will forgive their guilt, and I will remember their sins no more. (Jeremiah 31:31-34 EHV)
Hymn ELH 93:1,2 The New Church Year Again Is Come
The new church year again is come
And wakes the joy of Christendom;
Thy King, O Zion, comes to thee,
Rejoice, rejoice eternally.
Have mercy, O Lord!
Now in our midst anew are heard
The lessons of God’s holy Word
That lead the way to life and heav’n;
Lord, praise to Thee for this be giv’n.
Have mercy, O Lord!
Prayer
Heavenly Father, You sent Your Son as the fulfillment of the promises You made of a Savior. As this new church year begins, prepare my heart to meet my Savior, both in the words of Holy Scripture and face to face when He returns for me. In His name I pray. Amen.
