Last Sunday at The Gathering, we talked about the boundary of blood—the covenant line Christ established with His own life.
From the blood on Israel’s doorposts at Passover, to Rahab’s scarlet cord, to the cross where Jesus declared, “It is finished,” the story is consistent: covenant blood separates life from death, victory from defeat, covenant people from uncovenant.
Chris reminded us: “The boundary of blood is established by blood, but enforced by words.”
David knew this. When he faced Goliath, he didn’t speak from bravado—he spoke from covenant. His confidence wasn’t in his sling, but in the God who had delivered him before. His words had authority because his life was already hidden inside the covenant boundary line.
Faith doesn’t invent something new. It enforces what Christ has already finished.
The Weaver’s Dream
On the night of Shavuot (Pentecost), Lou and a team were watching a master weaver at a loom. Three threads crossed the loom:
- Song of Solomon 8 — “Set me as a seal upon your heart… love is stronger than death.”
- 1 Kings 18 — Elijah on Mount Carmel, calling down fire and confronting false worship.
- Isaiah 49 — sons and daughters as arrows in the hand of the Lord.
Each was inlaid with a scarlet thread—the covenant blood of Christ.
The weaver’s eyes burned with determination. This garment could only be formed at the speed of surrender. As the team yielded and unified, the work accelerated. The declaration came:
“Goliath’s weaver’s beam has no chance of victory against this woven covenant.”
The dream came at Pentecost, the feast of covenant and empowerment. God is forming a people clothed in love, fire, and promise—woven together by the scarlet thread of Christ’s blood.
Standing Up Into Christ
This week, I had a dream of my own. I was crouched in a foxhole with fear telling me to stay down. But Jesus stood beside me, towering in full stature. When I stepped into Him, I began to grow until I filled His frame and could see through His eyes.
This is the invitation: to stand up into Christ.
Ephesians 4 says He gave apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds, and teachers “to equip the saints… until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.”
Authority is not in shouting decrees while living outside covenant. It’s in standing inside Christ Himself—His nature, His character, His relationship with the Father.
Covenant Boundary Lines
Paul gave the churches boundary markers, not as law codes, but as covenant lines:
- Outside the covenant: immorality, idolatry, greed, strife, impurity, anger, and slander.
- Inside the covenant: washing, sanctification, thanksgiving, holiness, communion, union with Christ.
“Such were some of you. But you were washed.” (1 Cor. 6:11)
The scarlet thread is Christ Himself. To live inside His life is to leave behind what no longer belongs to us.
A Call to Colorado Springs
Here in Colorado Springs, God is weaving together a covenant family. We believe this is the beginning of something profound—not just for us, but for the city, for the nation.
This is not a fair fight. Like David, we are not the underdogs. We are a covenant people. Our confidence is not in ourselves, but in the One who has already finished the work.
📖 Read the full sermon notes here: The Gathering Notes (PDF)
🎧 Listen to the message here: YouTube Audio Teaching
Join the Story: Company 318
Beyond Sunday gatherings, we are also building Company 318—a national network of covenant families and prayer groups. Like Abraham’s 318 trained ones (Genesis 14), this is about raising up a people rooted in covenant, surrendered in love, and equipped for mission.
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Reflection
- Where do you sense God inviting you to stand up into Christ’s full stature?
- What threads—love, fire, promise—do you see God weaving into your own life?
- How can you align your words and life more fully with the covenant boundary line of Christ?
✦ The Gathering meets Sundays at 10 AM at Colorado Springs Christian School, 4825 Mallow Rd. Come find your place in the scarlet thread of Christ’s covenant.
