FOLLOWING THE RAINBOW

January 24, 2023

Genesis 9:13
I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign
of the covenant between Me and the earth.

Do you remember the first time your eyes caught sight of a rainbow arching through the afternoon sky? The rain beat down on the pavement followed by the stripes of God’s love gleaming through the newly sunlit atmosphere after the drifting clouds shifted—truly a wondrous sight! Your childhood imagination was surely set on finding the treasure at the end of the multicolored trail.

Following the path to the rainbow’s end with your eyes may have been fun as a child, but as a beautiful woman of God, the multihued exhibit signifies so much more than an appealing display. God created this dramatic miracle as a sign and a promise to all the earth that we will never again be destroyed in a flood such as in Noah’s day.

Noah was not a fairy tale character; he was a follower of God Most High who obediently built the ark just as the Lord had instructed. Noah and his small family became faith-filled pioneers of a new beginning for the earth—and for you and me. That rainbow you have chased more than once in your life is a promise to you of God’s mercy and love.

His love is unfailing and unceasing. Today, as you start your day, praise God for His abundant love for you and His mercy toward the earth.

Quiet Reflections of Hope (Revell, 2009)
Unless otherwise noted, Scripture taken from the New King James Version®, NKJV © 1982 by Thomas Nelson.
Used by permission. All rights reserved.