Now may the God of peace, who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus - the great Shepherd of the sheep - through the blood of the everlasting covenant, equip you with everything good to do his will, working in us what is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. 

Amen. 

Hebrews 13:20 - 21 CSB

This weekend in NZ we have the opportunity to consider the covenant on which our country was formed. A covenant with a story and background, hopes and intentions, and a covenant that was not kept. 

We are people of a covenant. An everlasting covenant.

A covenant that doesn't rely on the frailties of people, but sits immovably in the character of God, and is secured for us by Jesus' work on the cross. 

A covenant that allows God's character and heart to connect with ours, to equip us, to change us, to "get" Him, his heart, and live God's heart out in this world. 

No matter how hesitantly or how poorly we might do that, the trips and falls along the way, our hope and future is secure in God's covenant.

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