God keeps His Promises
I have placed my rainbow in the clouds. It is the sign of my covenant with you and with all the earth. ~ Genesis 9:13
After the flood, God spoke a powerful promise to Noah and his family. It was a promise not just for them, but for all generations to come. He placed a rainbow in the sky as a visible sign of His covenant promise, declaring that He would never again destroy the earth by flood. It wasn’t just a moment of relief for Noah, it was a declaration of God’s faithfulness, mercy, and commitment to humanity.
There have been times in my life when everything felt like it had flooded. Times of disappointments, unanswered prayers, and situations that seemed beyond repair. Many times I have felt like I was just trying to stay afloat emotionally and spiritually. I especially remember one of those times looking up after a storm and seeing a vibrant rainbow stretch across the sky. It was as if God Himself was reminding me that even after the hardest storms, He is still faithful. He keeps His promises and continues to give me signs of hope. I know I can count on Him!
Genesis 9 is not just a historical account, it’s a picture of the kind of God we serve. One who brings restoration, offers new beginnings, and never forgets His word. If you are coming out of a storm, or still feeling the weight of the waves crashing in, let this passage be a reminder to you that God has not forgotten you. Just as He remembered Noah and made a covenant with him, He sees you and is committed to your future as well.
Here are a few ways you can take hold of this promise and begin walking in it today:
- Look for signs of God’s faithfulness – Whether it’s answered prayers, divine provision, or unexpected peace, God is always working. Pause and notice the signs.
- Start a gratitude list – If you haven’t already started writing down even one or two things each day that you are thankful for, start that today. It helps you focus on God’s goodness, especially in the hard times.
- Speak God’s promises out loud – Remind yourself of scriptures that speak about His faithfulness. There is power in hearing His Word spoken into your circumstances.
- Create a “rainbow reminder” – Put a physical object where you can see it daily to remind you that God keeps His promises. It could be a verse, a picture, or even a small rainbow sticker.
- Encourage someone else – Share how God has shown up in your life. Your story may be the exact encouragement someone else needs.
God didn’t just bring Noah through the flood, He gave him a new beginning. And He can do the same for you. Whatever you’ve come through, whatever you’re still healing from, know this: God has not changed and His promises still stand.
Today I want to encourage you to hold tightly to the truth that storms do not get the final word, God does. He is a covenant-keeping God. The rainbow was not just for Noah, it was for you too. Step into your new beginning with faith. You have not been forgotten, and your future is secure in the hands of the One who made the sky bow in color to declare His love.
Today’s scripture reading: Genesis 9
1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons and told them, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth.
2 All the animals of the earth, all the birds of the sky, all the small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the fish in the sea will look on you with fear and terror. I have placed them in your power.
3 I have given them to you for food, just as I have given you grain and vegetables.
4 But you must never eat any meat that still has the lifeblood in it.
5 “And I will require the blood of anyone who takes another person’s life. If a wild animal kills a person, it must die. And anyone who murders a fellow human must die.
6 If anyone takes a human life, that person’s life will also be taken by human hands. For God made human beings in his own image.
7 Now be fruitful and multiply, and repopulate the earth.”
8 Then God told Noah and his sons,
9 “I hereby confirm my covenant with you and your descendants,
10 and with all the animals that were on the boat with you—the birds, the livestock, and all the wild animals—every living creature on earth.
11 Yes, I am confirming my covenant with you. Never again will floodwaters kill all living creatures; never again will a flood destroy the earth.”
12 Then God said, “I am giving you a sign of my covenant with you and with all living creatures, for all generations to come.
13 I have placed my rainbow in the clouds. It is the sign of my covenant with you and with all the earth.
14 When I send clouds over the earth, the rainbow will appear in the clouds,
15 and I will remember my covenant with you and with all living creatures. Never again will the floodwaters destroy all life.
16 When I see the rainbow in the clouds, I will remember the eternal covenant between God and every living creature on earth.”
17 Then God said to Noah, “Yes, this rainbow is the sign of the covenant I am confirming with all the creatures on earth.”
Noah’s Sons
18 The sons of Noah who came out of the boat with their father were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham is the father of Canaan.)
19 From these three sons of Noah came all the people who now populate the earth.
20 After the flood, Noah began to cultivate the ground, and he planted a vineyard.
21 One day he drank some wine he had made, and he became drunk and lay naked inside his tent.
22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was naked and went outside and told his brothers.
23 Then Shem and Japheth took a robe, held it over their shoulders, and backed into the tent to cover their father. As they did this, they looked the other way so they would not see him naked.
24 When Noah woke up from his stupor, he learned what Ham, his youngest son, had done.
25 Then he cursed Canaan, the son of Ham: “May Canaan be cursed! May he be the lowest of servants to his relatives.”
26 Then Noah said, “May the Lord, the God of Shem, be blessed, and may Canaan be his servant!
27 May God expand the territory of Japheth! May Japheth share the prosperity of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.”
28 Noah lived another 350 years after the great flood.
29 He lived 950 years, and then he died.
Journal:
- What promise of God do you need to hold onto today?
- Write it down and describe a time in your life when you saw God’s faithfulness after a difficult season.
- Ask Him to show you His signs of hope this week and write it down.
Want to go deeper?
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