Covenant

Almost every day we’ve been here we’ve seen a rainbow. (I’m sure you couldn’t tell by the magnitude of rainbow pictures flowing through this blog and Facebook). In the Bible, the rainbow is significant of the covenant made by God to Noah after flooding the Earth. (Read Genesis Chapter 5:9-22, Chapters 7,8, 9:1-19 for the whole story). “Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there by a flood to destroy the earth” Genesis 9:11 was God’s promise. It intrigues me seeing so many rainbows. Is God reminding us of His covenant? Is He saying, “Hey you guys are looking pretty evil, remember what I did before? But since I’m a loving God, I will keep my covenant and not flood the Earth again.”

 We are a society of sinners, evildoers; greedy for what we don’t have and ungrateful for what we do. We keep pushing God out of our schools, our workplace, even our churches, but especially our lives. Is it so hard to realize that pushing Him further away causes more grief and suffering? Surely, as a Christian, I do not feel that I am immune to any trials that may come my way, in fact, they may come more often as a testament to my faith. But facing these trials without the Lord’s hand guiding me would be unbearable. How much pain and suffering are the lost feeling during their trials without Jesus to support them, without the knowledge of the cross and the suffering He bore for them?

Rainbows are a constant reminder (since they’re seen so frequently here) that we are not perfect and after eating the fruit we never were again. We have learned so little during our time here, but there is still so much to do. Use the rainbows you see or just a beautiful blue sky to be reminded that we are not alone, that we are loved and cared for by a mighty, merciful, and gracious God. Would you not want this love to encompass all? To say that we’re all facing our own demons in life is true, whether it is money, drugs, sex, or food, we all need grace. I encourage you to share this knowledge of a living God, to share His covenant with us so many ages ago, as I strive to do the same in my own life. He is willing to save us, if only we seek Him.

With much love,

Kristi