Genesis 8-9 From God's Perspective

God seems to be telling me this morning to focus on Him in these chapters rather than on Noah and what he did.

“But God remembered Noah,” it starts out.  God never forgets us.  The water had covered the earth for 5 months, but God still had His eyes on that ark, floating all alone on a water-covered planet.

God finally said to Noah, “Go out of the boat.”  He had protected them while the planet endured massive changes caused by the Flood.  Course of rivers had been changed, yet this small family had been protected.

Then God made a covenant with us:  “The thoughts of humans are evil even when they are young, BUT I will never again destroy every living thing on the earth as I did this time ….”  Despite our worst, God still loves us.

“This is the sign … My rainbow.”

We see the large arc of the rainbow – a half circle of beautiful colors, and we’re to think of God and His promise to us.  What does God see?  Twice I’ve gotten to see a rainbow from His perspective, high above the clouds.  Just this summer He reminded me of it again – It doesn’t look anything like it does down here.  Up there, it’s an unbroken circle – a ring, just like a wedding ring.  What an awesome picture of God’s commitment to us.

Father, I’m so glad that I have a God who is a Promisekeeper – who doesn’t do anything on a whim or without thinking.  Instead, my God knows the plans He has for me, and everything He does works for the good of those who are in Christ Jesus.

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford