The sign of a faithful promise

God is faithful to His promises. Every single last one of them. Totally faithful. Beyond our comprehension.

But sometimes I'm sure that you, like me, have moments where even if you know--at least in your head--that God will keep his promises, the heart needs a gentle reminder that he does.

And what better reminder than some time in the Word... and a beautiful rainbow in the sky?

"I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. ... Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind of the earth."

Genesis 9:13, 16

On Sunday night, I was relaxing at home when I heard thunder rolling in the distance. Not unusual for this time of the year. In fact, we've had many storms this summer.

But Sunday, I waited for the storm to start then ran to my room and grabbed my camera. I took several pictures out the front and back door, until it started raining so hard our gutters began to overflow and I had to close the doors to avoid flooding the house. ;)

As the rain and winds slowed down, I tried again. And I noticed that the sun didn't wait for the storm to completely finish before it came back out. It was beginning to shine brightly, even as the rain was still moving out.

And I immediately thought, "A rainbow! Maybe there will be a rainbow!" In that moment, it was almost like I suddenly *needed* to see a rainbow. Something in my spirit just responded to the desire to see a reminder of God's promise.

I searched the skies, but didn't see anything. So I went inside and waited for the rain to completely stop, so I could go outside and take some "after the storm" shots.

After a few minutes, the rain had stopped and I went to the back door again and snapped a shot off to my right. And then... as I turned to my left, there it was!

From what I understand, the rainbow was visible across several parts of West Knox County, and was even more prominent a little further west than my house. But I like to think that God put it up there, right behind my house, just for me. :)

Isn't God good? That totally made my day.

"Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful."

Hebrews 10:23

"The Lord is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he has made."

Psalm 145:13b