The Rainbow of Promise

As I stepped out on to the back steps and breathed in the fresh morning air that only comes after much needed rain, I felt relief and happiness to be home after the a long weekend surrounded by concrete and noise in Las Vegas. The golden light of the rising sun beginning to glow behind the foot hills across the reservoir as I started down the dirt road. I looked to the west to see if the predicted storm would creep in on this beautiful sunny morning. There, with the threatening clouds in its background was the beginnings of a rainbow, not brilliant but very much there. As the sun made its way over the hilltops I looked to see how its rays would bring out the colors against the dark gray clouds. The colors began to become more brilliant, so looked for the other end...there it was landing right beside our home in cornfield. As the sun rose a complete rainbow framed the property with our home nestled, picturesquely in the right corner against the end of the rainbow. It was breathtaking! I stopped and took in the beautiful scene, cementing it in my memory for later years. Our home has an always been temporary with only one year of security promised at a time. But the days had turned in to months, months in to years and we have now been out on the ranch for 23 years! Yet, even so, we are only assured one more year "or so". I had always been assured that we would be there until the kids were through high school. This year our youngest son would graduate, the following year Caressa, our last would. Where we would be after that,who knew? But there it was in the sky, the sign of promise. That after storms are rainbows, that God is faithful to His promise and His love is never ceasing. Rainbows shine the brightest when dark clouds loom. We are never promised that life will never have hardships or heartache. We are promised strength for each day and hope for tomorrow. As I started down the road I heard in my head "I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between Me and the earth." Genesis 9:13. It was His covenant with me, that my future was secure where ever it would be. It was going to be a good run!