You
have read that I don't care very much for the rain. Well I guess that God
might be reading this blog because yesterday he used the rain to get my attention
in a really interesting way. Yesterday I was driving back from the store
and I saw a full rainbow. It was B-E-A-UUUUUUTIFUL! How often do
you get to see the whole rainbow? I mean so many times you see half or a
part, but this was the whole thing. It was amazing!
It really made me think of a few things:
1. If I were a scientist, I would
have only seen light refracting through water mist to form a spectrum based on
my position to the sun.
2. If I were Irish, I might think there was a pot of gold being guarded
by a Leprechaun at the end of the rainbow.
3. If I were Judy Garland I would have thought there was something great
just over the rainbow.
While
those things went through my mind, the main thing that kept going through my
mind as I sat in wonder of that rainbow was the Promise of God that he would
not destroy the earth with a flood again.
This is what it reads like in Genesis 9:11-17:
I establish my
covenant with you: Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a
flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth."
And
God said, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making
between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant
for all generations to come: 13 I
have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant
between me and the earth. 14 Whenever
I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, 15 I will remember my
covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind.
Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. 16 Whenever the rainbow
appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant
between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth."
17 So
God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant I have
established between me and all life on the earth."
The
Covenant—the Promise of God. His Word. His Bond. Yesterday,
through a simple rainbow, I was taken back through centuries of promises that
God has kept with His people. This little band of light in the sky
reminded me that the Maker of the Universe promises to care for His People, to
be my friend, to come back for me, to be love, to win in the end, to be in
control, to defeat Satan, and many, many more. Our God is a God of Kept
Promises. Promises that have been kept ever since the time of Noah, and
Promises that will be fulfilled in the End Times when Heaven collides with
Earth (see Revelation 21).
This Rainbow, albeit simple, is truly powerful for I was also
reminded of a God that has the ability to destroy all the earth with a flood
(see Genesis 6). With so much power at His disposal, this God is not a
God to be trifled or toyed with. God is a God who is to be worshipped,
who is to be revered, who is to be respected. We are called to bow down
before Him in all humility. My heart did that yesterday. I bowed
before this all-powerful God with my heart as I watched this rainbow displayed
before me. I sat in amazement of this rainbow. I also sat in AWE of
the Lord who made it. I was
speechless and humbled at the same time.
So the next time God blesses you with a rainbow, I
hope that you are reflective of the beauty and power that underlies it.You have read that I don't care very much for the rain. Well I guess that God might be reading this blog because yesterday he used the rain to get my attention in a really interesting way. Yesterday
I was driving back from the store and I saw a full rainbow. It was
B-E-A-UUUUUUTIFUL! How often do you get to see the whole rainbow? I
mean so many times you see half or a part, but this was the whole thing.
It was amazing!
It really made me think of a few things:
1. If I were a scientist, I would
have only seen light refracting through water mist to form a spectrum based on
my position to the sun.
2. If I were Irish, I might think there was a pot of gold being guarded
by a Leprechaun at the end of the rainbow.
3. If I were Judy Garland I would have thought there was something great
just over the rainbow.
While those things went through my mind, the main thing that
kept going through my mind as I sat in wonder of that rainbow was the Promise
of God that he would not destroy the earth with a flood again.
This is what it reads like in Genesis 9:11-17:
I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth."
And God said,
"This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you
and every living creature with you, a
covenant for all generations to
come: 13 I
have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth
and the rainbow appears in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant between me
and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters
become a flood to destroy all life. 16 Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and
remember the everlasting covenant
between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth."
17 So God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant I have established between
me and all life on the earth."
The Covenant—the Promise of God. His Word.
His Bond. Yesterday, through a
simple rainbow, I was taken back through centuries of promises that God has
kept with His people. This little band
of light in the sky reminded me that the Maker of the Universe promises to care
for His People, to be my friend, to come back for me, to be love, to win in the
end, to be in control, to defeat Satan, and many, many more. Our God is a God of Kept Promises. Promises that have been kept ever since the
time of Noah, and Promises that will be fulfilled in the End Times when Heaven
collides with Earth (see Revelation 21).
This Rainbow, albeit simple, is truly powerful for I was
also reminded of a God that has the ability to destroy all the earth with a
flood (see Genesis 6). With so much
power at His disposal, this God is not a God to be trifled or toyed with. God is a God who is to be worshipped, who is
to be revered, who is to be respected.
We are called to bow down before Him in all humility. My heart did that yesterday. I bowed before this all-powerful God with my
heart as I watched this rainbow displayed before me. I sat in amazement of this rainbow. I also sat in AWE of the Lord who made it. I was speechless and humbled at the same
time.
So the next time God blesses you with a rainbow, I hope that
you are reflective of the beauty and power that underlies it.
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the more in that kind of weather. It is also supposed to turn to rain during the days so you will wnat waterproof type clothing. The girl at Calvin Crest also say to make sure you dress WARM it gets really, really cold there at night.