
A Covenant with Us
"Christ is mediator of a new covenant: since a death has taken place for deliverance from transgressions under the first covenant, those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance." (Hebrews 9:15)
"Christ is mediator of a new covenant: since a death has taken place for deliverance from transgressions under the first covenant, those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance." (Hebrews 9:15)
Contracts are big deals in the NFL. They deeply impact the future of a franchise and unfortunately can be proven easy to exit from. A contract in any sport determines where people will spend their time, the clothes that they will wear, the life-style they will lead, the people they will be surrounded by. All of these decisions which make up a contract are for the sake of ideally winning a Super Bowl. Yet no single contract in any professional sport, or business negotiation, or quickly scrolled approval from a newly downloaded app come close to the covenant which Christ has mediated for us.
This covenant which Christ has mediated for us has saved us from eternal damnation, has freed us from sin and ultimately has restored us to relationship with and with-in God. Surely a covenant of that magnitude must impact how we live, with whom and how we spend our time. Yet, this covenant is not for the sake of winning a future glory. It is for the sake of participation in the victory already won in Christ.
When was the last time you reflected on the "covenant" which God has bestowed upon you?
Jesus, thank you for mediating the covenant for me with God the Father through your own blood. Amen.
Fr. Chuck Dornquast is a son of St. Joseph Parish in Zephyrhills. After graduating from Zephyrhills High School he entered seminary where he would spend the next 9 years. While in seminary he spent time at many of our diocesan parishes and discovered more and more the heart of Christ the High Priest within him. After ordination he spent his first 4 years of priesthood as the associate pastor of St. Lawrence in Tampa. He currently serves the Diocese of Saint Petersburg as the Director of Vocations.