Transcript God`s Rainbow

God’s Rainbow
Genesis 9:8-15
God put things in the sky
1. Pillar of cloud (by day); pillar of
fire (night)
2. The star – at the birth of Jesus
3. The rainbow – as a reminder
2 things necessary for a rainbow
1. A disturbance in heaven (storm,
rain, thunder)
2. Sunlight on earth (a symbol of
hope; the storm is moving
away)
NOTICE SOME FACTS ABOUT THE
RAINBOW
1 – MAN DID NOT ASK FOR IT
• The rainbow is part of a COVENANT
• Man does not bargain with a covenant
• Covenants are made by the superior
(God) and offered to the lesser (man)
• We don’t negotiate – We accept or
reject it
• God sets the terms and conditions
• God makes the promises
2 – MAN CAN NOT DESTROY IT
• Rainbows happen under certain
conditions – man can not control
• The rainbow is a promise from God.
• Song – Standing on the Promises
• 2 Corinthians 1:20 – For all the
promises of God in Him are Yes, and
in Him Amen, to the glory of God
through us.
2 – MAN CAN NOT DESTROY IT
• Mark it down. When God
promises, He will keep His word.
• Man can not foil the promise of
God.
• Esther 4:14a – For if you remain
completely silent at this time,
relief and deliverance will arise
for the Jews from another place.
2 – MAN CAN NOT DESTROY IT
• Luke 19:40 – But he answered and
said to them, “I tell you that if these
should keep silent, the stones would
immediately cry out.”
• GOD WILL NOT ALLOW HIS
PROMISE TO BE PROGEN OR
FOILED.
3 – THE RAINBOW IS GOD’S
REMINDER
• Genesis 9:15 and I will
remember My covenant
which is between Me and you
and every living creature of
all flesh; the waters shall
never again become a flood
to destroy all flesh.
3 – THE RAINBOW IS GOD’S
REMINDER
• Genesis 9:16 The rainbow shall
be in the cloud, and I will look
on it to remember the
everlasting covenant between
God and every living creature of
all flesh that is on the earth."
3 – THE RAINBOW IS GOD’S
REMINDER
• The purpose of the rainbow is –
It is God’s reminder
• Man’s wedding ring is not for
others to know his promise.
• My wedding ring is so I will
remember the vow I made.
4 – THE RAINBOW TOUCHES HEAVEN
AND EARTH
• HEAVEN – It is God’s reminder
of the promise – The earth will
not be destroyed by a flood.
• EARTH – We also see the
rainbow and remember the
promise of God.
5 – NOBODY HAS SEEN A COMPLETE
RAINBOW
•
1 Corinthians 2:9 But as it is written:
"Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor
have entered into the heart of man The
things which God has prepared for
those who love Him.“
•
1 Kings 10:7a However I did not believe
the words until I came and saw with
my own eyes; and indeed the half was
not told me.
5 – NOBODY HAS SEEN A COMPLETE
RAINBOW
• Revelation 4:3 And He who sat there
was like a jasper and a sardius stone
in appearance; and there was a
rainbow around the throne, in
appearance like an emerald.
• A total, complete rainbow would be a
complete circle.
• In heaven, around the throne of God,
there will be complete rainbow.
WHEN YOU SEE A RAINBOW
• Remember why it is there.
• Remember that God keeps His
promises.
• Remember that the rainbow is the
sign of the covenant with God.
• ARE YOU IN COVENANT WITH
GOD?