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Good Morning, Covenant Family.

On Sunday, we talked about God continuing his covenant connection by reaching out to the children of Abraham, the people of Israel. In the story we read, God speaks to Moses, Moses speaks to the elders, and the people respond, “We will do everything the Lord has said.” We’re going to explore that profound commitment in this Covenant Weekly for October 13, 2026.

The people hear the invitation of God and eagerly agree: “We will do everything the Lord has said.”

Here’s the catch, though: they don’t actually know what is being asked of them. They are saying yes to a future they cannot yet see. They haven’t received the Ten Commandments, let alone the 613 laws that will follow. They haven’t been led to the edge of a promised land filled with giants, nor have they been told to build a Tabernacle or an Ark of the Covenant. None of these expectations have been communicated—yet they still say yes.

Most of us prefer to know the expectations before we commit to something. We start university classes with a detailed syllabus. We begin a new job with a clear role description and a compensation package. A common reason people hesitate to become church members is the underlying fear of what might eventually be expected of them.

Yet, our most profound human bonds are often formed when we step in without knowing exactly what will be asked of us. Think of marriage and parenting. When a couple exchanges vows, they step forward with hopes and expectations, but no real certainty of the trials or triumphs ahead. When a child is born, the parents might think they know what to expect, but that foresight is limited at best. Many of our deepest friendships begin this way, too. Someone simply becomes one of “your people,” and despite the uncertainty of the future, you just know you’ll face it together.

Does this uncertainty diminish these connections? Not at all. Committing despite the unknown is exactly what makes them so powerful and beautiful.

The same is true of our journey with God, both as individuals and as a community. God pursues us with divine love and invites us into a relationship. When we respond, our understanding of what lies ahead is naive at best. But it is the act of sticking with God—just as God sticks with us—through time and trouble that shapes us most deeply, awakening us to the divine presence within and around us.

If you have said yes to God and are struggling because things aren’t going as planned, rest assured that this is both inevitable and okay. God is with you, and God’s love will never fail. Staying on the journey is how the best, most beautiful fruit grows in our lives. And if you’ve been afraid to say yes to God because you don’t know what the future holds, my prayer is that you can learn to trust the One who is Love. Stepping into that unknown with God is the best possible way to live.