Genesis 9:12-15, 17
12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: 13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.
12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: 13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.
17 So God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant I have established between me and all life on the earth.”
I tell you, you sure have to be on the lookout for God signs in this world! We need to be fortified!! Reghan Bechtel was on duty a few days ago and caught these beautiful rainbows as she went past our farm. I was so thrilled she Snapchatted it to me. Look at its beauty and notice the absolute brilliance at the bottom of the clouds shining down to us.
Even though God made His covenant with Noah so so long ago, he still means for it to be a real vand meaningful promise for us yet today. Soak in Reghan’s work and her ability to appreciate it for what it was and to capture it and then….the BIGGIE….letting me share it so we all can be strengthened by God’s promise to care for each one of us. Each…and…everyone…of…us.
With head bowed, I humbly thank Reghan for reminding us all whose we are today. Little reminders feed us all for another space of time. Make sure you feast and why not
make a connection for keeps.
While this may not be theologically sound, take a listen to one of my favorite songs about rainbows sung by a frog. Yes, one of God’s creatures included in the scripture as ‘all life’. Here is my favorite frog.
~Shauna Weil
A devotion provided by the GUMC devotion ministry.