OUR DAILY BREAD MONDAY 24 FEBRUARY 2025 ODB MESSAGE
Our Daily Bread 24 February 2025 (Monday ODB) TOPIC: Rainbows and God’s Promises
BIBLE IN YEAR: Numbers 9-11; Mark 5:1-20
KEY VERSE: I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. – Genesis 9:13
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
Genesis 9:8-17
INSIGHT FOR TODAY
The word covenant first appears in Genesis 6:18 when God says to Noah, “I will establish my covenant with you.” Though the context in which this word is used determines its specific meaning, broadly speaking, the word covenant refers to a “formal agreement between two or more parties.”
Sometimes, as with God’s covenant with Noah (9:8-17) and Abraham (17:9-14), a sign is associated with it. In addition to the Noahic and Abrahamic covenants, other covenants found in the Old Testament include the Mosaic (Exodus 19-24), Davidic (2 Samuel 7), and the New Covenants (Jeremiah 31:31-34).
Our Daily Bread 24 February 2025 (Monday ODB) MESSAGE
While I stood watching the amazing power of Niagara Falls, I noticed that other tourists suddenly began taking photos. Looking in the same direction, I saw a rainbow had appeared—arching across the river. It seemed to begin at the base of the Horseshoe Falls, ending at the base of the American Falls.
In reality, there’s no end to a rainbow. A rainbow is a full circle, something I’ve seen only once. I was gazing out an airplane window when the sun—shining in just the right direction—revealed a full-circle rainbow in the distance above the clouds. I sat enthralled with the sight until the plane turned and the circle disappeared.
That rainbow gave me much to consider—how God has no beginning or end, and that He reveals His promises to us no matter where we are. Our never-ending, eternal God “set [His] rainbow in the clouds” (Genesis 9:13) as a promise to never flood the earth again “to destroy all life” (v. 15). Even today, our Creator shares His reminder of that promise with us, His creation (vv. 13-16).
Isaiah 40:28 says, “The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth. . . . No one can measure the depths of his understanding” (nlt). What an amazing thought! We will have eternity to learn about our promise keeper, and we’ll never reach the ultimate depth of His understanding.
REFLECT: What attributes of God do you think about when you see a rainbow? How do His promises encourage you?
PRAY: Thank You, Father, for creating rainbows and revealing them to me as confirmation of Your promise to me.
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