2 Chronicles 15:12-13 And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul; that whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
After Asa’s victories had established peace in the land, the people gathered together to offer unto the Lord some of the spoil. They thanked God, gave Him glory, and renewed their commitment to the Lord. They entered into a covenant to seek the Lord with all their heart and soul. They vowed to keep the First Commandment of the Mosaic Covenant (“No other gods”). This event was like a high point of the history of Judah.
It is always a high point in our Christian life when we respond to the Gospel of God’s covenant faithfulness to us and we vow to love the Lord alone with all our heart and soul. This happens officially and publicly in the Church’s Rite of Confirmation. But we renew the covenant daily and weekly in our life. We actually march from “victory unto victory,” from high point to high point. We respond to the Gospel with daily repentance and faith and with weekly worship and reception of the Blood of the Covenant in Holy Communion. What we do, and need to be aware of doing, is to enter into a covenant to seek the Lord with heart and soul.
Unfortunately, as sinners we cannot keep our promise as we desire. Therefore, it is necessary that we regularly make a covenant to seek the Lord. Distractions and temptations lure us away from faithfulness, but we keep coming back to renew. And we believe and thank God that Jesus kept the covenant perfectly for us And of this grace we need to be reminded often.