Renewing Vows

Many couples, who have been married for a while, renew their wedding vows. This ceremony allows the couple to rededicate themselves to each other and remind each other of their covenant relationship.

We renewed our vows last Sunday--our baptismal vows, that is. As part of the Easter church service, we were asked: Are you willing to renew your commitment to this covenant with Christ?  And each of us got to answer: I do!

“This is the new covenant I will make with my people on that day, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.” (Heb. 10:16 NLT)

Each Easter, we celebrate the anniversary of God’s covenant with us. Jesus laid down his life for us, ensuring that God’s Spirit will always be with us. We are in a committed relationship with Christ. When we renew our promise to stay faithful, we are reminded of our role in this covenant.

“Let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water. Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.” (Heb.10:22-24 NLT)