The Rainbow Promise
Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 01:22AM 
Promising Noah and all future generations that He will never again do away with the world by flood, God gives rainbows after the rain to remind us of His grace.
"I promise every living creature that the earth and those living on it will never again be destroyed by food." (Genesis 9:11) This is an unconditional covenant. It is unbreakable.
This covenant has less to do with rain than with pronouncing the plan of salvation. The rainbow is like a red carpet rolled out for our Savior's pending arrival, or a colorful preview of Christ Himself--the bridge between God and man. The world has hope, because Christ is coming.
The phenomenon of rainbows is a reminder of how good God has been to us. As badly as the generations from Adam to Noah had disappointed Him, the Almighty destroyed the human crop, so to speak, but still decided to start again from the same seed. He knew how that would turn out, but planned to have Jesus pay the price the next time.
(Photograph by Nate Brelsford)
Reader Comments (2)
Amen! Great Post of His Love for us!
That's a wonderful reason for rainbows. Amen.