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)     '

"OH HOLY LORD GOD OUR ABBA FATHER, OH HOLY LORD JESUS CHRIST, OH HOLY SPIRIT!!!!!!!!!

In Your Holiness, in Yur Majesty, In Your lovingkindness, You are FOR us,

YOU  are everything we need!!!!!!!!!

You Who are ALMIGHTY,  YOU ARE OUR "strength"(Isaiah 12:2)

You Who ARE the Word of God (John 1:1, REv. 19:13) You wrote the Psalms (the Song book for the Jews....You are our song (Isaiah 12:2)   You are our song of victory, our song of praise, our song of thanksgiving, our song of peace, our song of joy, our song of grief, our song of hope.


Oh Holy Lord Jesus!!!  "Hidden in YOU are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge' (Colossians 2:3)....
and You "have been made wisdom to us"!!! (I Corinthians 1:30)

Oh Holy Lord Jesus, You Who are the Prince of peace (Isaiah 9:6), You Who are "the same
yesterday, today, and forever." (Hebrews 13:8 ,
You Who caused even the stormy wind and waves to be calm (Matt. 8:23-27,
You are Yourself our peace " (Ephesians 2:14)

You are our righteousness (II Corinthians 5:21)

YOU Lord Jesus  are "our hope". (Psalm 71:5/I Timothy 1:1)

You are our Joy(Hebrews 12:2/Zep;haniah 3:17)

You are our Shepherd (Psalm 23:1/John 1:29/I Peter  5:4)

Thank you!!!  Praise You!!!  We bow down to You and worship You!!!!!!!!

All glory, honor, praise, worship, and obedience belong to You!!!  You are worthy!!!!! (Revelation 5:12)

"STORMS,    CHANGE,    JESUS  CHRIST   REIGNS---UN-CHANGED!!!!!!!"


As I stood under the tree,
A drop of water hit the leaves above me...
.... and sprinkled over me!

This is the "Second Rain".....
The "Morning Rain" after the stormy night,
When the raindrops that were caught on all the trees' leaves...
..let go, and come down as a second blessing.

The sun breaks through the clouds,
shines through---then burns through the fog---
Re-establishing it's reign over the day.

Truly, the sun did not "go away",
Holy God, our Creator, merely rotated the earth---
Giving us the night for peace, and for rest;
Renewing our strength for the next day's work,
And, in His timing, the next test.

The clouds darken the sky,
Bringing thunder and rain.
The storms bring blessings,
The storms bring change.

Above the earth, above life's storms,
The sun is always shining.
On God's throne, Jesus Christ, the Son,
never stops Reigning!!! (Hebrews 8:1)

He will use our rest,
and He will use the tests
To change us more and more into the image of His Son.;
Releasing glory to.........Himself!!!!!!!!!!
(II Corinthians 3:18)

So in our days, and in our nights,
In the calm, and in our storms and fears,
Let us rest in Jesus the Son,
He always Shines!  He forever Reigns!
He knows, He understands (Hebrews 4:15)
He saves, and (keeps for Himself!!!!) our every tear.
(Psalm 56:8)

The storms bring rain,
The storms bring change.

But ABOVE ALL things
He Who does NOT change (Mal. 3:6/Heb. 13:8)---

OUR  GOD  REIGNS!!!!!!!

"You make me lie down in green meadows,
You lead me beside the waters of comfort and rest.
You restore my soul."
You restore my soul.
(Psalm 23:2-3)  

Amen.
 

"...BECAUSE  HIS  COMPASSIONS  FAIL  NOT,  THEY  ARE  NEW  EVERY MORNING..."    (Lamentations 3:22-23)


I look up high at the bright blue sky,
.....I see a butterfly!!! (That's a sign
of new life, new beginnings!!!)

O Holy God!  Because of Your mercies
Your "...compassions...are new every morning".
On a day full of joy,
On a day of the mundane,
Or on a day of mourning.

So let that be a praise,
And let it be a warning-
Yesterday is gone,
Tomorrow is not yet,
And of our tomorrows...only HE knows, our God has said.

So let us today be praying, praising, and reverently worshiping God,
And Thanking Him!
Loving God and loving others
And resting in Jesus - God's Son!!!

Let our praises and thanksgivings be many,
Our fears and worries -  none...
Having left them in Jesus Christ's nail-scarred hands.

"This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it."
(Psalm 118:24)

 

"EVERY   GOOD   AND   PERFECT   GIFT    COMES   FROM   ABOVE,   AND   COMES  DOWN   FROM   THE   FATHER..." (James 1:17)


It was by Your grace
as I lay on my face
before You O Holy God!!!

A water drop from above
struck the back of my arm.....

I was NOT under the tree
where we have met so many times before......

I was on my face---
which is my proper place-
because I am always needing
to praise and exalt Jesus Christ,
and humble my self (more).

The water drop gave me no pain
and caused me no harm;
But it served to remind me---

That on His cross Jesus' blood He did pour---
On His cross Jesus took our sins,
He took our pain, He took our shame.....
Giving to us ...HIS NAME (Christian)!!!
That we might (in HIM!!!) forever reign!!!!!!!

O Praise HIs Name!!!   O Praise His Name!!!

For the water drop from above
did not come from the tree,
It did not come from the cloud,
It came from the Father's love.

"Every good and perfect gift is from above,
and comes down from the Father..."
(James 1:17)

O PRAISE HIS NAME!!!!!!!
O PRAISE HIS NAME!!!!!!! 


                       

J E S U S   C H R I S T   ---   O U R   R I G H T E O U S N E S S !!!


Oh Holy God,  Because Jesus Christ - Your Holy Son -  poured out His blood, His life.....
He...Your Best...
Jesus became Himself ...our righteousness!!!!!!! (Philippians 3:9)

Thus making us welcome before Holy God's throne!!!
And transforming our cold hearts - into a place where  You Oh Holy God
can be "at home."  (I Corinthians 3:16/Amplified Bible)...

And changing us...from thinking that we are "all alone"...
to believing and KNOWING that we are forever Your very own.

John laid his head on Jesus'  chest,
and made of Jesus - this request:
Master, tell me..."who will betray you?
(John 13:23-25)

Because Jesus paid for you and me the highest possible price..
His blood, His life, He sacrificed........
We can, time after time...lay our heads on Jesus' chest  -  and confess
Yes, Abba Father, it is I who denied and betrayed Thee.

Please forgive me  -  so my heart can still be Your home,
For Your blood always avails for me,
And You will never leave me alone.
(I John 1:7/Hebrews 13:5/Matthew 28:20)

Because Jesus poured out His blood, His life---GOD'S BEST---
Jesus Christ became Himself ...our righteousness!!!!!!!


Oh! Worship! Worship! JESUS CHRIST!!!!!!!!!!!! 

"THERE IS A RIVER WHOSE STREAMS SHALL MAKE GLAD THE CITY OF GOD."
(Psalm 46:4)


Because Jesus Christ's blood ran down
From His feet and hands,
From the stripes on His sides and back,
From His thorny crown
Crushed into His brow........

This river.....these streams,

This--- Jesus' blood-

THIS--Flood-----

Cleansed, healed, forgave and saved.....
and does still now.


"...that great day of the feast
 (of Tabernacles),
Jesus stood and cried out,
saying, 'If anyone thirsts, let him
come to Me and drink.

"He who believes in Me, as the
Scripture has said, out of his heart
shall flow rivers of living water.'

"But this He spoke concerning the
Spirit, whom those believing in Him
would receive..."
(John 7:37-39a)


In Acts 2:33-39 God speaks to us of those who believe in Jesus Christ...receiving the "...gift of the Holy Spirit"!!!

"He who believes in Me (Jesus Christ )---"...out of him will flow rivers of living water". (John 7:38)

The  "...rivers of living water" flowing out of our hearts---may also be manifested as our tears---
tears shed in praise and worship and thanksgiving unto God;
tears of joy in Him;
tears of repentance for our sins;
tears of sadness, tears of grief;
tears of empathy shed for those who are suffering, or are experiencing loss.


`As we who believe in Jesus Christ---
our lives before Him bow---
His rivers of living water
from our hearts will flow---
bringing many, many, many more
into His kingdom---
Oh!  Let it be so!!!


"The Lord your God in your
midst,
The Mighty One , will save;
He will rejoice over you with
gladness,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with
singing."  (Zephaniah 3:17)


"There is a river whose streams
shall make glad the city of
God.

The holy place of the tabernacle
of the Most High."  (Psalm 46:4)


Oh let it be you,
Oh let it be me---
Through whose hearts
His rivers of living waters flow-

OH LET IT BE SO!!!
OH LET IT BE SO!!!!