Keep Your Word, Honor Your Promise

Going back to the rainbow promise in Genesis with Noah, was it not interesting to read to whom or what God made these promises? I think it was. Let me show you what I saw.

His first covenant was to mankind.

His second was to every living creature other than man.

Third, His covenant is between Him and the earth

And fourth, He made a covenant with Himself.

Why does God need to make all these covenants? I think it is because he wants to show us that he is a relational kind of God. He wants to relate to his creation, all of it, be it the land, animals or mankind. So why does he then also make a covenant with himself?

This is a very telling attribute of God to us. It shows us that he to is tempted and that he creates things to help him remember to keep his word. Like the beasts around the throne in the book of Revelations that cry out continuously, Holy, Holy, Holy and his friend Moses, who in the wilderness reminded him of his covenant with Abraham. This rainbow is also a reminder for him to keep his word, to honor his promise.

These three created reminders touch each of the God heads of God.

The rainbow is a reminder to God the Father, Elohim, the creator of the heavens and the earth.

Moses was his reminder to God the Son, Jehovah, our provider, the personal and relational side of God whom later came to earth as the Son of God, Jesus.

The four beasts and the four and twenty elders around the throne were his reminder toward God the Holy Spirit, the power of God, the Lord God Almighty.

God chose wonderful things to help him remember his promises: Nature, Gods’ gift to man and Man, Gods’ most treasured creation.

The spoken word, Gods’ most powerful weapon, used to create both nature and man and yet given freely to us so that we too can become, covenant keepers.

These are all reminders showing that we need to bring around ourselves people who can help us to be accountable for our actions and our words. They also remind us to live each day unto the Lord, forsaking our sins and judge ourselves being obedient to our faith, in doing so we choose the mightiest of our weapons, Gods’ saving Grace.