Genesis 9:12-13
“This is the sign that I am giving for all ages to come, of the covenant between me and you and every living creature with you: I set my bow in the clouds to serve as a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.”
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When typhoon “Ondoy” visited Philippines late last year and dumped a month’s worth of rain in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, a few remarked that it is the end of the world. Well, of course, by night, aside from floodings and some casualties, the world is still very much alive.
And by morning, most people would go by their normal lives, as if nothing had happened. Talks of being ready the next time pervades the air, but people are just hoping that the government is really sincere.
Yes, the “seers” are wrong. For God has already made a covenant “that never again shall all bodily creatures be destroyed by the waters of a flood; there shall not be another flood to devastate the earth.”
And that promise was sealed by the presence of the rainbow, a colorful creation brought about by sunray hitting the raindrops in the air, creating a prism of colorful bow.
And so the promise was made not only for the world but also for each one of us. After a “storm” in our life that may have devastated us, that may have caused pain and suffering in our life… God is telling us that He is there for us, no matter what. And His rainbow of life is there to remind us of this promise. A colorful life awaits us if we just believe in Him.
So the next time a typhoon would visit you, literally or figuratively, just allow it to pour. Let it’s wind hit you, but never allow it to knock you down. Let it’s rain pour upon you, but never let it drown you.
And after the storm, a life so colorful is waiting. For that is what God has promised us – storm will come and go, but it will never harm us again.
Let us pray +
Almighty Father, give me a life so colorful and so wonderful. Amen +
From heaven the Lord looks down on the earth.
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