What I remember about a rainbow is the order of color – ROY G BIV – red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. God designed it. He created such a beautiful world that displays all combinations of His colors. When asked last minute to teach children it is my go-to lesson and craft. Many age groups can understand its meaning. I remember learning that it is the rainbow of God’s promise and God keeps His promises. “And God said, ‘This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. It shall be, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow shall be seen in the cloud; and I will remember My covenant…'”, Gen 9:12-15a. This precious and miraculous gift from God has been misunderstood and misused. Its true meaning has been stripped away. A flag with a rainbow is wrapped around a naked man riding his bike in a parade somewhere in Seattle. God’s purpose is to remind Him and naked guy and every living creature that He will not let the rain destroy the whole earth. He loves us and has ordained a time and place for the second coming of Jesus to gather His people. All are invited but it is not good to mock God by misusing the rainbow. God also “resists the ‘proud’ and gives grace to the humble”. Pride and rainbow do not belong together. Restore the truth that God’s rainbow is in the sky for a reason. Do not demean what God has done in His holiness. Please enjoy the rainbows that take your breath away in beauty and purpose. I embroidered this denim shirt for my Dad close to fifty years ago.
