His oath, His covenant, His blood support me in the whelming flood…
—William Bradbury
This morning’s service points us to the enduring reality of God’s covenant and urges us to rest upon these precious
promises. In the gospel invitation, the Lord Himself states that “My covenant of peace shall not be removed” (Isaiah
54:10). The God Of Abraham Praise declares that we “on His oath depend,” and All Nations Clap Your Hands—Psalm
47 reminds us that promises made to Abraham are for us as well (“The heirs of gentile thrones as Abram’s children
meet,” Psalm 47:9). We’ll sing in various places that the Lord has promised good to us (Amazing Grace), that His
promised grace is sure (O Put Your Trust In God), that He promises rest to the weary (Gently, Gently Lay Your Rod—
Psalm 6), and that we hope in His faithfulness (Great Is Thy Faithfulness). And just as the text from Hebrews describes
our hope in Jesus as a “sure and steadfast anchor of the soul” (Hebrews 6:19), we will go out singing that “in every high
and stormy gale, my anchor holds within the veil” (My Hope Is Built On Nothing Less). —Henry C. Haffner
