PROMISING GOD=COVENANTS

PROMISING GOD=COVENANTS Have you ever promised God- Anything? Have you ever made a vow To God? When I was 22-and on My deathbed-I made this PROMISE To God “To live for my family-my friends- And ALL PEOPLE everywhere” But to me- It was not just a promise It was a COVENANT between God and me My life was on the line And a MIRACLE took place It was a SACRED agreement Between God and me “And all the people STOOD as participants In the covenant” 2 Kings 23:3 That is EXACTLY What a covenant is: A SACRED agreement Between God and a person Or group of people The PROMISE between Jesus Christ And his Father-and the people Is the covenant-THE NEW COVENANT Between God and his people “He remembers His covenant forever The PROMISE he made For a thousand generations” Psalm 105:8 “The days are coming,' Declares the Lord, 'WHEN I will make A new covenant With the people of Israel And with the people of Judah'” Jeremiah 31:31 “In the same way After the supper He took the cup saying, 'This is the NEW COVENANT In my blood Which is poured out For you” Luke 22:20 Jesus' NEW COVENANT with his people For the rest of eternity And my PROMISE to God-my covenant With God-continuing to go on Some years later And I will do my best For it to continue To LIVE UP to my promise But today- We HONOR two Catholic SAINTS That were martyred Within two weeks of each other Saint John Fisher and Saint Thomas More BOTH were living in England During the reign of KING Henry VIII They were both men Of extraordinary learning And unwavering integrity BOTH faced imprisonment And execution Rather than surrender Their religious beliefs Dear Lord-WE PRAY- That like Jesus-like Abraham-Isaac- And Jacob-as well as the two Saints above That we ALWAYS stand firm in God- BOTH in life and death And KEEP our promises and covenants With you In Jesus' name Robert P. Wallman 6-21-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sr. Chris Koellhoffer, I.H.M.