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Genesis 9:11-13 NKJV
11 Thus I establish My covenant with you: Never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood; never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” 12 And God said: “This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: 13 I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.
After the great flood that killed every human being and other air breathing creatures on earth except Noah, his family, and the animals on board Noah’s ark, the LORD made the rainbow 🌈 as the sign of His covenant and promise that He will never again destroy every living creature on earth by flood again, for perpetual generations. In Hebrew, rainbow is qesheth, also translated as bow. Thus, the rainbow is God’s bow without the arrow – a weapon that has been deweaponised. It is the sign of God’s grace and mercy towards humans and other air breathing creatures. (Note that marine life was not affected by the flood as water obviously can not kill creatures living in the water)
We learned about the rainbow in school as part of science – rather the colours of the rainbow. It is these core colours, ROYGBIV – red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet that make up all colours and hues that we see on earth. It symbolises hope and the colours of life that life is worth living despite all that we may go through. It also symbolises diversity, which the LGBTQ community has adopted as their calling card or slogan, except that their colours are not exactly that of the natural rainbow made by God.
I believe God is saying to us today that no matter how difficult life may be to some of us and how dark the outlook may appear to us for the coming days, if we look to Him, we will find the rainbow 🌈 that will brighten up our future. He is the true source of hope and life. Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life. Whoever drinks of Him shall never thrist again. Turn to Jesus, and He will give us true hope and eternal life! He is our rock and our salvation, our redeemer and stronghold!
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