2 Chronicles 34:31 And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book..
After Josiah rediscovered the Book of Deuteronomy in the temple, he made a covenant before the Lord, to keep and do man’s part of the covenant, which follows after God has kept His covenant promises to us. Josiah made a covenant with the Lord and led the people to do so as well. More accurately, he renewed the covenant, or recommitted himself to the Lord. God never actually has to renew, for once He makes a promise it is guaranteed to be kept. But we must renew our covenant promise, for we are not faithful.
Therefore, we receive the blessings, grace, and promises of God by faith. We renew our receiving part of the covenant relationship when we hear the Gospel of forgiveness, remember our Baptism, and commune in the covenant renewal ceremony of the Lord’s Supper. Blessed things happen to us when we regularly make a covenant with God through Jesus Christ, who kept the covenant for us,
No matter how many times we fail, we arise out of the covenant-making process and begin to walk after the Lord, keep the Commandments, and perform the words of the covenant. This kind of living comes right out of our faith in God’s covenant faithfulness to us.