RAINBOWS,   PROMISES,   YOU,   ME,   AND   OUR   TEARS


Genesis 9:8-17
"Then God spoke to Noah and to his
sons with him, saying,
'And as for Me, behold, I establish
My covenant with you and with your
descendants after you.

"and with every living creature
that is with you,, the birds, the cattle,
and every beast of the earth with you,
of all that go out of the ark, every beast
of the earth.

"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.

"And God said, This is the sign
 of the covenant between
Me and you, and every living creature
that is with you, for perpetual genera-
tions.

"I set My rainbow in the cloud, and
it shall be for the sign of the covenant
between Me and the earth.

"It shall be, when I bring a cloud
over the earth, that the rainbow shall
be seen in the cloud.

" and I will remember My cov-
enant which is between Me and you
and every living creature of all flesh that
is on the earth.".

"And God said to Noah, 'This is the
sign of the covenant which I have es-
tablished between Me and all flesh that
is on the earth."


A rainbow consists of light, water vapor, and the steadfast, unchanging, Faithful, covenant-keeping/ Intimate love of Almighty God!!!!!!!


"WHO"  would choose something so fragile, so ephemeral, as light, and water vapor---to bear (carry)
the weight of being the sign of the Promises of  Almighty God to all of man and of the earth?!!!!!!?


WHO?'  Almighty GOD, GOD MOST HIGH, Elohim-The Strong Creator God (Gen. 17:1-2, Psalm 47:2, Genesis 1:1).---The same ONE who chose you, and weak Barry, to bare (reveal) the "Weightiness" of His glory through us, and chose us to bear (carry) the weight of His promises.....  

glory (Strongs #3519): "Weightiness; that which is substantial or heavy; glory, honor, splendor, power, wealth, authority, magnificence, fame, dignity, riches, and excellency.   In the Old Testament,
"heaviness" represented  honor and substance."

"WHO?' HE  who chooses to reveal His power through our weaknesses"!!! (II Corinthians 12:9)

Okay, so far we have talked about "rainbows", "Promises", "you", and "me".....so what about "tears"?

Holy God, our Abba Father, loves us so deeply, and intimately, that He "keeps our tears in His bottle" (Psalm 56:8).  And He knows the story behind each tear (Psalm 139:16)

His love is so good---we can trust Him to fulfill all His promises!!!!!!!!!!!!

In Truth, Jesus Christ is the 'Yes', and the 'Amen' to all of God's promises!!!!!!!!! (II Corinthians 1:20)     '