The Great Covenant Maker!

Last weekend, Pastor Matt mentioned that we, like Adam and Eve, can’t ever go back.  We can’t have a “re-do.”  Something went profoundly wrong in Eden – sin.  In our world, just like Eden, things go profoundly wrong as well.  Sin seems to be compounding in our society.  In fact, some days I think the world is just spinning out of control.  Maybe you might feel that way too?  Marriages are failing at an alarming rate.  Families are struggling.  Kids are struggling.  Brokenness and pain abound, and it seems to be growing.

When you watch the news or watch some cable shows, it appears that perhaps God has indeed “left the building!”  Yet, despite our culture and society, God is in our midst.  In fact, God longs for the day when all of our suffering and broken relationships are healed and restored.  God is a renewal seeker!

“I tell you the truth, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”  (Matthew 19:28)

Put simply, a covenant is an act of grace on God’s part for reconciling people to Himself.  Because God is a “covenant maker,” we may not be able to go back in time and have a “re-do,” but because of God’s covenant nature with us, we are given grace and can be reconciled to Him.  What a gift we have been given!  As Pastor Matt reminded us this weekend, covenant is God’s solution to this broken, hurting world. 

Here’s a song from a group in Tel Aviv.  The musical is called The Covenant: The Story of My People.” It retells the story of God’s covenant with Israel. 

Pax,

Pastor Carol