"I establish my covenant with you"

I was reading the story of Noah this morning and noticed the number of times that God points out that it is He that is making this covenant with Noah.  We know that Noah was a righteous man, but God does not say that He makes this covenant because of Noah.  We notice that it is God who promises that He will not judge the earth via a flood again.  God initiates the action of redemption and salvation. 

This theme is consistent through the rest of Scripture.  Some of the covenants that are made will be conditional in that they will require action on the part of man, but many of these covenants made with humanity are not.  We as New Testament believers are under a covenant - the New Covenant. 

Luke 22:20 reminds us that "This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood."  The work of Christ on the cross initiates a new covenant.  This is all accomplished by the work of Christ and not by any work of our own.  Ours is to simply act in faith to respond to the gift freely offered.  Notice that this covenant was sealed with the very blood of Christ.  We are purchased, bought, redeemed, cleansed, made holy, made righteous, forgiven, adopted, and much more by this precious blood.   God has made a faithful promise that all those who come under the blood of Christ are bonded to the Father by the sacrifice of the Son.  The Spirit of God reminds of this reality from the core of who we are. 

What a blessing to have the Triune God testifying to our salvation!  God has given us so much, how can we not, having truly been saved by the blood, respond in worship and obedience?