Rainbows have always been symbolic to me. As far back as I can recall I have held a fascination with the sky. Clouds. Rainbows. the reflections of the moon or suns rays shimmering across the sky. So it is no mystery to e that I look to the sky to find my peace. When my world tilts on its axis and begins to spin haphazardly out of control.
Watching the sky on a melancholy day for me is much like standing on the ocean shore feeling the mighty waves rise up and wash over my feet pulling with it all the pain and sorrows of my heart. There is something healing about the waves likewise, the sky.
the last 6 months or so my heart has been flipped upside down and turned inside out with circumstances beyond my control. I have spent many hours searching for peace and answers from God. Some circumstance He has miraculously worked out and I find peace in His answers. Others are as of yet unresolved and rather than improving in time they are raging out of control.
It occurred to me the other day that I have been searching the skies for a rainbow. Literally. I obsessively carry my camera with me every where I go so as not to miss the majestic photo op. I CRAVE the glorious colors spreading across the sky. I need to see a glorious sunset filling the skies with brilliant colors of purple orange and pink. The other day I tried to share this feeling with Scott. In his way I think he understood because yesterday on his way home he called me to tell me to go out doors and look to the east and I would see a beautiful rainbow. I grabbed my camera and ran out the front door to find our skies here in town were too dark to see....I was sad.
Last night as I lay in bed I was reflecting on the day and my mind wandered over the past few months. I see God's hand in every moment. Even the difficult painful heart wrenching moments. I see HIS grace woven through the fabric of each moment. My heart has been through a lot these months. I can honestly say though, that there is not one moment I would take back or trade for another. God is stitching together a tapestry that only He can see right now. I am humbled and grateful for those grace moments. those golden threads of Grace He sews into each and every moment of my life.
So, today I looked to my faithful falling apart well loved and totally worn out bible to see what He has to say about rainbows. These verses stood out to me today....
Ezekiel 1:28
28 Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him.
This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. When I saw it, I fell facedown, and I heard the voice of one speaking.
Genesis 9:13
13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
Genesis 9:16
16 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 on the earth.”
Deuteronomy 7:9
9 Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.
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