I saw a rainbow a few days ago, which was strange, because it hadn't rained. It was beautifully sunny out, and the rainbow was only visible on one tiny, wispy, insignificant cloud. I reveled in its beauty, and wondering at how good God is to give us so many lovely little things, even when we are horribly ungrateful to Him in return.
My thoughts turned to the origin of the rainbow...
"I will establish my covenant with you, and all flesh shall be no more destroyed by waters of a flood, neither shall there be from henceforth a flood to waste the earth. And God said: This is the sign of the covenant which I give between Me and you, and to every living soul that is with you, for perpetual generations. I will set My bow in the clouds,and it shall be a sign of a covenant between Me, and between the earth. And when I shall cover the sky with clouds, My bow shall appear in the clouds, and I will remember My covenant with you, and with every living soul that beareth flesh: and there shall no more be waters of a flood to destroy all flesh." (Genesis 9:11-15)
It is such a comforting thought that God is always ready to renew His covenants with us, even after we have fallen a hundred million times and more.
My happy little reverie was abruptly interrupted as I recalled what the rainbow means to men today. The gay colors of the rainbow have now been usurped for just that purpose: to symbolize gay, lesbian, trans- and bi- sexual lifestyles. The sins which incited God's wrath to send the Great Deluge are the very same as those that are rampant today.
"And God, seeing that the wickedness of men was great on the earth, and that all the thought of their heart was bent upon evil at all times, it repented Him that He had made man upon earth." (Genesis 6:5-6)
After the flood, God placed a rainbow in the sky as a reminder that He would never again send such a punishment, and it is now used as a standard for debauchery. There can be no doubt that satan is behind this modern mockery.
I've read somewhere that the image of the unicorn, traditionally a symbol of Christ in the religious art of the Middle Ages, is now being used by New Agers...but the original meaning still holds true, and God's promise of the rainbow still holds true. I don't believe that anything beautiful will be imprisoned forever in untruths or evil, because God Himself is Beauty, Truth and Goodness. All three attributes are One in Him and He will look after His own.
ReplyDeleteSo don't let your meditations be destroyed by such saddening thoughts. Instead, when you think of that, lift the gay-marriage people (or New-Agers) up to God, praying that they will one day find and love the truth and beauty and merciful promise of God. For that is the real purpose of these images.