God's love
I sat in my study this morning musing on how sad it is
that I allow my childhood experience to influence my heart appreciation of the fact
that God loves me; he really does appreciate me. Wow! Yet because I had few
friends at primary school who wanted to spend time with me I allow that
subconsciously to colour my judgement.
And
this despite the fact I knew that my parents loved me – even if it felt like I
had to earn that love at times – and I know God loves me.
The Rainbow
Then while I sat musing and praying all of a sudden a brilliant
rainbow appeared in the sky, a complete arc of many colours. The sun was shining
and there was no rain but still the rainbow.
I felt that God was showing me that he does indeed love me and this was
a sign of his covenant of love and grace towards me personally.
I often marvel that God changed the laws of physics just to
create the first rainbow for Noah after the flood, Genesis 9:13:-
I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign
of the covenant between me and the earth.*
The rainbow was then and still is now a sign of God’s covenant of love and grace towards all
the earth and of the forgiveness
he offers (Genesis 9:12-17).
After the rainbow this morning dark clouds rolled in and
heavy rain poured down. You could imagine how Noah must have felt! Of course the rainbow
disappeared but I had the impression that it was still there, unseen behind the
clouds. And I felt that God was saying
that even in the dark times when I cannot sense his love, or feel I don't deserve it, the rainbow is still
there, unchanged and unchanging. The rainbow of his love for me is still brilliant. And I don’t have to earn it either!
*New
International Version - UK (NIVUK)
Holy
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