Thursday of the 5th Week of Lent
Genesis 17:3-9 | Psalm 104(105):4-9 | John 8:51-59
I will establish my Covenant between myself and you, and your descendants after you, generation after generation, a Covenant in perpetuity, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. (Genesis 17:7)
Don’t worry, I’ll get it done by tomorrow…
I promise to be true to you, in good times and in bad…
I firmly resolve, with the help of Your grace, to make amends for my transgressions, and turn away from sin…
In the words of a popular song from my youth:
You made me promises, promises
Knowing I’d believe
Promises, promises
Why do I believe?
God instead makes covenants, bonds between Him and His people. We uphold our end of these covenants by being faithful to His Word, and working to bring forth His Kingdom by sharing that faith with others.
As we approach the Week of Our Lord’s Passion, let us renew the Abrahamic Covenant with God in our hearts, by pledging to live as His children, in as true a fashion as we can manage, and turning to and trusting His Son Jesus Christ, to lead us in the path of salvation and reunion with the I AM.
Let us make this a promise we actually want to uphold for the rest of our lives.
Amen.