The rainbow has been borrowed by a lot of different
organisations over the years. From businesses, (Apple, Google, various healthcare
companies) through to the Freemasons and on to LGBT. And they’re welcome.
But it’s been a delight to see the rainbow redeemed for its
original use during the recent pandemic.
For children, painting the new additions to many a window, it
may simply be a colourful moment in their day.
But it is also a declaration of hope.
The rainbow appears in the very first book of the Bible when
God puts a rainbow in the sky as a promise. A promise that there would not be
another flood that would wipe out humanity. It’s a picture of hope, a
declaration that God will have the final say.
The rainbow declares there may be a pandemic, but it is
going to pass.
The Metro Newspaper reports that this current spate of
rainbow pictures started in Italy, which was hit hard and relatively early with
the virus. It’s been copied from there to most countries undergoing ‘lockdown’.
I love it. Each nation declaring through a rainbow, hope, solidarity,
promise.
The rainbow declares God’s covenant; His promise.
Ultimately, it points to God’s promise of redemption offered through Jesus.
Even if most of the kids putting their pictures in their
windows don’t know it, right now the rainbow shouts out good news. God will have the final say.
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