Jan. 11
FAITH SEES THE BOW
"And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth,
that the bow shall be seen in the cloud." Gen. 9:14
Just now clouds are plentiful enough, but we are not afraid that
the world will be destroyed by a deluge. We see the rainbow often
enough to prevent our having any such fears. The covenant which the
Lord made with Noah stands fast, and we have no doubts about it. Why,
then, should we think that the clouds of trouble, which now darken our
sky, will end in our destruction? Let us dismiss such groundless and
dishonoring fears.
Faith always sees the bow of covenant promise whenever sense sees
the cloud of affliction. God has a bow with which He might shoot out
His arrows of destruction; but see! it is turned upward. It is a bow
without an arrow or a string; it is a bow hung out for show, no longer
used for war. It is a bow of many colors, expressing joy and delight,
and not a bow blood-red with slaughter, or black with anger. Let us be
of good courage. Never does God so darken our sky as to leave His
covenant without a witness; and even if He did, we would trust Him,
since He cannot change, or lie, or in any other way fail to keep His
covenant of peace. Until the waters go over the earth again, we shall
have no reason for doubting our God.