The Cups of Wrath and Forgiveness

Jeremiah proclaimed God’s judgments on sin, but also spoke of God’s love for sinners. He told them that after a season of uprooting, God would replant them. He gave them hope. He told them that God was going to write His words on their hearts. God was going to rebuild them with a new depth of understanding of His great love for them.

Amid upheaval and hardship, Jeremiah prophesied of Messiah…

“’Behold, the days are coming,’ says the Lord, ‘That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; a King shall reign and prosper and execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.” [1]

He urged people to base their hope in the Lord’s righteousness.

Our Messiah Jesus drank the cup of eternal wrath on sin that we deserved. He offers to us the cup of God’s forgiveness. The cup of salvation! He offers to us a new covenant…

“Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.” [2]

Jesus Christ is our promise of victory during seasons of refinement. He is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, and our sin. He baptizes us with His Holy Spirit so we can enjoy and love God.

[1] Jeremiah 23:5-6
[2] Matthew 26:27-28