The Covenant

No. Not from Halo.

The Old Testament surrounds the Old Covenant.
The New Testament surrounds the New Covenant.
The events that fill both testaments follow the establishment of its respective covenant.

One thing I've been wanting to research recently are the two covenants, are they the same, are the different, is one a physical representation and the other the spiritual truth? These are answers currently above my pay grade. Maybe one day though.

But what I do want to focus on is that we who profess to be saved are in a covenant with God.

Covenant is one of those words that has a ton of meaning, but a simple definition. It means a promise. But it has so much more weight behind it.
When two people get married they enter into a covenant.
When parties sign a contract, they enter into a covenant.
When two friends shake hands and make a deal that loser gives up the sticks, they make a covenant.

God has initiated a covenant with us, through his son Jesus. We have an easy way into this covenant, this relationship, which is faith. And his promise is that in the end we win and we'll receive an inheritance that we didn't earn and we'll be able to be in the presence of God.

But more than that, we now have God living inside of us. Someone to help us get through anything that comes our way, be it escape, support, or sheer will power. God has made a promise to us, and he will not go back on it.