God’s word begins with Genesis 1:1 God created the heavens and the Earth
By Genesis 8, man was so evil, God destroyed everyone except the family of Noah
In Genesis 9 God makes us a promise that includes a sign
The Rainbow!!
This weekend in VBS the theme has been Noah and the Ark
What I want to focus on today in the Promise or the Covenant
A covenant made by God to all living things
A covenant that God wanted to remind us of often so He gave us a beautiful rainbow
A rainbow is actually a full circle when seen from above but we only see half from the ground
A circle also represents perfection and continuity
God destroyed the earth because of the evil of man
This covenant never says man won’t be punished for their evil
However it is a promise that God loves us so much he won’t flood the whole world again
The first thing that Noah did when he stepped out of the ark was give an offering to God
God says “the intent of a man’s heart is evil”
The only thing that can change that is God
Some try to explain away the rainbow as simply a scientific explanation
God’s word clearly shows that a rainbow is from God
Some of the most beautiful rainbows seem to occur after the worst storms
God reminding us that He will never leave us or forsake us even when times are bad.
Have you ever seen a double rainbow?
Have you ever noticed that the color pattern of the second rainbow is a reverse of the first
How amazing! I like to think of that as a full picture from top to bottom and bottom to top.
No matter what comes your way God is always there
A rainbow also causes me to think of another covenant from God
The one in which Jesus gave His life to save yours
This beauty makes a rainbow dim in comparison
Have you ever entered into that covenant with God?
