Monday, 15 July 2013

The Covenant after the great flood - The Rainbow



The Covenant after the great flood


Genesis ch 8 vs 20- 9 vs 20: And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;
10 And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.
11 And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
12   And God said, this is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
13  I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.


After the fall and Adam and Eve were sent out of the garden, The earth flourished and along with it man moved away from God. He sinned against God. Murder, Adultery, Covetousness and more of this was prevalent in the world. There was only 1 family who was God fearing and respected God. Noah and his family. We know the story of how the floods came and only Noah and all his family and one pair of all animals were saved. Once the flood receeded, God made the above promises to Noah.

A- I will not curse the earth anymore.
    After Noah offered sacrifices to the Lord. The Lord said His heart , I will not curse the earth anymore. We live in that promise.
B - Repopulate the earth.
    This was the original plan of God. Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth. Seedtime and harvest, Summer and winter will continue. The earth was brought back to its original design.
C -The subjection of the animal kingdom
      The animal kingdom was subjected to Man to rule over them. He was also permitted to eat all flesh.
D – Human life is sacred.
       Whoever sheds a man’s blood, blood shall be required from him. Because we are created in His image.
E – Promise to never destroy the earth and the rainbow is established
      God said I will establish my covenant with you. I will show you the bow in the sky as a promise. How beautiful to see the rainbow. How wonderful it is . Today science explains how it is that light is dispersed through the water droplets for a person to see the rain bow.

How many times we see the rainbow? Do we remember the promises of God in our lives? Do we remember that God will heal us, sustain us, give us his blessing more than we ask or think?  Do we remember the times that we have been saved from danger?

Thank you Lord. for His wonderful blessings in our lives. Thank you for the healing that you work in our lives. Thank you for the wonderful care you have for us. Thank you for helping us find the purspose of our lives. May Your name be glorified in our lives. Father forgive us our sins , Heal the broken hearted. May there be abundance in our live.
Amen.

Thank you Jesus. Thank you Jesus, Thank you Lord for Loving me.

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