God's Promises - the rainbow

When I was blogging for another blog I made a few blog posts that I want to share again. The first one is this one:

As most of you if not all you who read this know nowadays the rainbow symbolizes gay pride.

However, did you know that the rainbow is actually a promise from God? It's not a symbol for homosexuals, but a symbol for the promises that God gives and keeps.

In Genesis 6 the world was wicked...so wicked, that the Bible says this about mankind: "that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually." The Lord then decided that He was going to destroy everything on the face of the earth with a worldwide flood

However, Noah "found grace in the eyes of the Lord."

Noah, finding grace from the Lord, was commanded to build an ark of gopher wood (the famous Noah's Ark).

 After it was built he would gather two of every living creature to bring onto the ark, except for clean beasts and the fowls of the air which he would take seven of.

Noah was able to bring his wife and his three sons and their wives on board the ark with him. Everyone else, though, was killed in the flood. Even though Noah preached to them and told them what was coming, they would not believe.

For forty days and nights it rained and rained and rained. Eventually it was dry enough for Noah and everyone to come out of the ark. The first thing that Noah did after leaving the ark was to build an altar and worship God. God then made a covenant with Noah and everyone else who has lived on the earth afterwards. His covenant was to never destroy the earth again with a flood. The symbol of that covenant is the rainbow.

When I see a rainbow in the sky after it rains, it reminds me that God has never broken His promise. To me it's a symbol of all the promises God has made. There is not one promise that He has broken. To me it's a symbol of God's l♥ve and mercy and His promise to watch over us.

So when my dad mentioned to me that he wanted to get the rainbow back, it made me want to also. I challenge you to be proud of the rainbow, to remind people what it's truly about, and to use it as a witnessing tool. The rainbow is not something to be ashamed of or used in sin. It's something to cherish and hold on to. It's one of God's amazing creations that reminds of who exactly God is. He's our Savior and our Creator.

He's our God.

Another thing that should stay with you when you think of the rainbow is that God keeps all of His promises. He will always l♥ve you.

If you have any questions or comments please feel free to comment below.

Have a wonderful week and God bless!

~Elisa

*Full story of Noah: Genesis 6-9 KJV*

"I Will Never Leave Thee, Nor Forsake Thee" Hebrews 13:5b God Bless America on 9/11

Thirteen years have gone by. For some of you, it may not seem that long. For some of you this day may have been spent at a grave site, a memorial, or down on your knees talking to God. Or maybe this day was spent trying to forget this day.

Thirteen years ago on this day I was six living in Oklahoma. I was a little first grader who didn't understand what was going on. I remember getting in the car with my dad and driving away from school. I remember the traffic. I remember the gas stations being completely filled up. I remember my dad being shaken up by something. I don't remember if he told me in the car what was going on. I do remember seeing it on the tv for the first time, though. I remember going to NYC a few years later. I remember looking at the memorial, at all those flowers and pictures of lost l♥ved ones. I remember seeing the big hole in the ground, where the towers used to stand... 

Overall this day did not affect me like it did others. I may cry at pictures or at videos. I may listen to songs. I may say I remember just like all those posters or like the red, white, and blue flag at half mast blowing in the breeze represents. 

However, I cannot say, "I know". I don't know. I don't know what some people are going through. I don't know what it was like to be there, or to even be in the same state at the time. 

However, I do know Someone, Who does understand.

God understands. You may scoff or ask, "How could a l♥ving God allow this to happen in the first place?" I don't know all the answers, so I'm not going to pretend to. I do know, though, that I follow a l♥ving Savior, Who is always there. I know He is there every step of the way (Hebrews 13:5). I know that there is peace in the midst of a storm. I may not have been through this one, but I have been through my own storms. They may seem smaller, but I don't know how I would have done it without Him. I couldn't imagine going through this life without Him there. This world is an evil place, full of death and destruction and sorrow, ever since sin has entered in. I do know, though, that in the midst of all this, there's a God Who placed a rainbow in the sky to give us hope (Genesis 9:13-15). I know there's a God Who died on the cross for my sins and yours (John 19) and then rose again on the third day (John 20) to show us l♥ve. I know there's a God that can make me feel safe and in peace (Psalm 4:8). I also know that this peace, mankind can't explain (Philippians 4:6-7).

This day may be hard, but it doesn't have to be spent all alone. 

**I linked all the verses to a Bible website, for those who don't have a Bible or just want to see them quickly.

God Bless You All and God Bless America!

~Elisa