Lenten Reflections, Day 8

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

Written by: Genon Murray

Reading: Genesis 9: 8-17

God made a promise to humankind and all living things not to flood and destroy the earth. This was God’s Old Testament covenant of salvation. In His promise, He specifically stated that it was an everlasting promise that He would never break and that a rainbow would appear in the sky after each rain as a sign of that everlasting promise. Not only does God want us to understand that He keeps his Word, but He understands our need to experience His connection with us through signs of His grace in the world around us. As we celebrate the New Covenant at Lent, we are reminded that God is always seeking ways to keep His promise of salvation with us and that He demonstrates this in the person of Jesus.

Let us Pray,

Thank you, God for always seeking a covenant of salvation with us. Thank you for giving us physical reminders of your love and everlasting promises in the beautiful world you created for us to live in and in your perfect Son, Jesus. Amen

FAMILY MOMENT:

A covenant is a promise between God and God’s people. In today’s story, we learn that the rainbow is a sign of God’s promise to never again destroy the world by a flood. The rainbow is both pointing down to earth and also up to heaven. As a family, search Google Images for "rainbow in nature." (Parents, when performing an internet search, always preview material!) Draw a rainbow or create one out of different colored tissue papers.

Loving God, thank you for sending us rainbows as a sign of your promise. Thank you for the beauty of nature and your amazing grace!