Genesis 9: 1-17
I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.
The next time that multicoloured spectrum of beauty bends over the landscape, take time to view it in the light of God's promise to Noah: "The rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will look on it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature" (Gen. 9:16)
The rainbow was a reminder of God's gracious pledge that He would never again destroy the earth with water. A worse calamity, though, is coming. Peter warned, "The Heavens and the earth...are reserved for fire until the day of judgment" (2Pet. 3:7)
The rainbow, seen against the clouds of judgment, spoke of grace. But the rainbow fades when compared to God's grace shown at Calvary. At the cross, God's wrath against sin was placed on Jesus Christ, the believer's substitute. When the Light of the world met the storm clouds of judgment a
bow of promise and forgiveness came into view. And one day believers will gather around God's rainbow - circled throne (Rev. 4:1-3).
So next time you see a rainbow, remember God's abundant mercy and grace. - Henry G. Bosch
Every time I see a rainbow
Shining in the sky above,
I remember God's great mercies
And His faithfulness and enduring love. - Peterson
I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.
The next time that multicoloured spectrum of beauty bends over the landscape, take time to view it in the light of God's promise to Noah: "The rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will look on it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature" (Gen. 9:16)
The rainbow was a reminder of God's gracious pledge that He would never again destroy the earth with water. A worse calamity, though, is coming. Peter warned, "The Heavens and the earth...are reserved for fire until the day of judgment" (2Pet. 3:7)
The rainbow, seen against the clouds of judgment, spoke of grace. But the rainbow fades when compared to God's grace shown at Calvary. At the cross, God's wrath against sin was placed on Jesus Christ, the believer's substitute. When the Light of the world met the storm clouds of judgment a
bow of promise and forgiveness came into view. And one day believers will gather around God's rainbow - circled throne (Rev. 4:1-3).
So next time you see a rainbow, remember God's abundant mercy and grace. - Henry G. Bosch
Every time I see a rainbow
Shining in the sky above,
I remember God's great mercies
And His faithfulness and enduring love. - Peterson
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