The Bow in the Cloud

Reading of the Day: Genesis 7-9

Genesis 9:16: And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

Some of us are looking for the "pot of gold" at the end of the rainbow. It's that special something that we can never seem to find. It's that "there's got to be something better" mentality. Some of us only look at the clouds. The darkness. The gloominess. The impending, or passing, storm. With all this, we tend to miss the rainbow itself! God gave us the rainbow as the special promise & sign of His mercy. He would never flood the earth again to destroy His creation because of this sign. More than that, it's a covenant between us & God! We get to see this reminder of God's love & mercy in plain sight, yet we miss out by focusing on our clouds & problems, or trying to search for something out there which could be better than a relationship with God-but no pot of gold could compare! There is always a bow in the cloud! There is always a sign in our sorrow. There is always a better blessing living for The Lord than the biggest "pot of gold" out there. Trust in Him, admire the sign of His loving promise, and never forget His mercy. There is never a reason to focus on a cloud or a pot of gold...Jesus is the answer! A relationship with Him will see us through our cloudy dark times to brighter horizons...making gold a dim, empty comparison to the light of His love & mercy!