Cov-e-nant. Noun. An agreement. A contract.
According to lawyers, there are six elements to a legal contract. But for the layman, it really boils down to two small words: "if" and "then". If one party does "x", then the other party will do "y". It's a contract. A promise. A pinky swear. Cross your heart and hope to die.
If you believe, then you will be saved. A very simple contract. The new covenant.
When life gets difficult and frightening and bleak, it's hard to remember that covenant. But it's always there. We don't need a lawyer or a notary or forms or signatures to ensure the contract is binding. Belief will redeem.
This image reminds me that God's covenant is always there, waiting for us to enter into it. Just like the sun is always there, behind the clouds, ready to warm us and light our way.
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