I’m starting a new Bible study this week with a group of ladies called Seamless. I’ve been working through lesson one and have found it to be fascinating! This study will take us through the entire Bible and show how it is seamless (the name). How God’s hand has orchestrated its design from cover to cover and how it fits perfectly together verse by verse.

I don’t exactly know how we’ll get through the entire Bible in this short amount of time, but we are guaranteed by Angie Smith that it is doable.

I’m reading Scripture that I’ve read dozens of times throughout my lifetime. But I read one word this morning that made an impact upon me. The word is “my.” The owner of the word “my” is God. The location of the word “my” is in Genesis 9:13 (NIV). “I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.” I have passed over that word many times.

Since living in Colorado, I’ve witnessed many rainbows. Some have been full rainbows, some partial and even double rainbows are plentiful in this land of big sky. Now I still am amazed when I see a rainbow, but not nearly as much as I should.

Why? Because each rainbow is God’s rainbow! They all belong to Him. Each rainbow is a reminder to Him of His covenant with mankind. And each rainbow should be a reminder to me that God placed that rainbow there for remembrance.

That one little word sure holds powerful meaning.

And here is the best news of all. This is the word God uses when He talks about us. We belong to Him. We are His. Take a look at this verse.

“But now, this is what the Lord says—he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: ‘Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.’” (Isaiah 43:1 – NIV)

You belong to God and He calls you by name. That makes you pretty special!

If God’s rainbow is to be a reminder of His covenant, then I believe we can use that beautiful vision in the sky to remind us of our covenant with God. Just as we are to remember Jesus as we commune with Him each Lord’s Day, each rainbow is a reminder that God loves you and that you belong to Him. Each rainbow is a reminder of the commitment you’ve made to God. To love, to serve, to worship, to remain faithful, to seek, to share and to anything else you’ve committed to with God. It’s God’s way of reminding you that “you are not your own.” (1 Corinthians 6:19 – NIV) You are His!

God’s rainbow. How very special!

Grace and peace be yours in abundance,

Donna