Autumn Rainbow

 And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and ruby. A rainbow that shone like an emerald encircled the throne. Revelation 4:3 NIV

When we went out on the playground, the children wanted to know if they could go on a leaf hunt. In just a few minutes they returned with handfuls of leaves. As they sorted, they began to form an arc. We were studying a unit on colors and it was spilling over into their play. They were creating a rainbow with leaves. Yay, teacher! But more importantly, I saw the connection between God's creation and His promises in His word. 

The first rainbow in Genesis was to remind Noah that God would never flood the earth again. It was beautiful. Even now when a rainbow appears we point it out to others and take pictures to share on social media. Rainbows fascinate us even though we understand how they are made with sunshine and water droplets. 

Have you ever seen a complete rainbow? Once when we were on the Blue Ridge Parkway I looked down through the leftover clouds of a storm and saw a rainbow make a complete circle. The last rainbow is in Revelation. It encircles God's throne. Its beauty creates awe of God and His throne. It's a reminder that God is a promise keeper. He takes care of us in every situation whether on earth or in eternity. He has power and to Him belongs all glory. 

This has been a tough year with COVID and all that it has entailed. In our area, there have been lots of rainbows. God has tried to remind us that He is a promise keeper and He is in control even when it looks like the world is spinning out of control. This past month there was a Day of Prayer and Return in our capitol. There were clouds and even a clap of loud thunder just as there is thunder and lightning around God's throne. 

God is listening to our prayers. Are we listening to His pleas? Are we repenting of our neglect of Him and His word? Do we serve Him with our lips but serve ourselves with our actions?  God is our promise keeper. He will see us through if we return to Him. He reminds us with His rainbow that He is still watching and still caring. He is still in charge.

May your life be filled with rainbow reminders,

Gail