"I do set My
bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between Me and the
earth." Gen. 9:13
The face of the
earth is ragged, torn, and changed. A vast wilderness, when compared to the
beauty and verdure that once existed there. Rain now would fall on a regular
basis--and in His mercy for man, God made a promise.
Had the Lord not
given us this promise, we would constantly fear the darkened clouds, the drops
of rain. They might mean another flood like the one of old. But God vowed never
to destroy the world with water again. And, like a sparkling band, a rainbow arched
the darkened heavens.
God promised that
every time the clouds gathered in the sky, we would see a rainbow. Today,
whenever it rains, not everyone sees a rainbow...but of a certainty, it is
there. God promised, after all. His promises never fail.
I look up at dark
clouds. Feel drops of water. And truly, I fear that utter destruction cometh.
But no: I must keep
faith. I must look for the promise--the blessing. The rainbow.
It's always there,
when the clouds overspread the sky. Even when you see it not.
Oh Lord, teach me to look for the rainbow--and
believe in it even when I can't see it.
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