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Everything You See One of These From Genesis 9:8-17:
Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, "As for me, I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you, and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the domestic animals, and every animal of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark. I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth." God said, "This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth." God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth."
Covenant is a special word. It is found in our scriptures, and comes to mean something along the lines of a holy contract, but more special. If it were a contract, God would be the party of the first part, the central party; the one party that will never break His end of the promise. We find such a contract in today's passage. Noah, after the flood, as he and his family is worshiping God, hears God say, "I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you...that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth." And to emphasis that covenant, God placed a rainbow in the sky as a sign of that promise. But we should note the word in the Bible for rainbow is the word for bow as in bow and arrow, emphasizing the seriousness of that promise.
A greater covenant was the one made with us through Jesus Christ. One that is called Good News. Christ took away our sins and gave us victory over death.
PRAYER: Loving God, help me to never forget the seriousness of Your love towards me. May we seek You in all things to glorify You. In Christ Jesus our Lord we pray, amen.
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord!
Eradio Valverde
