03 - The Importance of Remembering

Let's look at some scripture...

We witness this idea in the very beginning of scripture in Genesis 9:12 - 15 in the context of Noah and the great flood. We read…’then God said “I am giving you a sign of my covenant with you and with all living creatures, for all generations to come. I have placed my rainbow in the clouds. It is the sign of my covenant with you and with all the earth. When I send clouds over the earth, the rainbow will appear in the clouds, and I will remember my covenant with you and all living creatures. Never again will the flood waters destroy all life.’’ The final sentence places this passage in context of the destruction of the earth and God uses symbol of the rainbow at the end of this time to signify a few key aspects of his character. First of all it shows us that God values life in particular showing God value of individual life; ‘never again’ the text reads ‘will the flood waters destroy of all life.’ He saves only 8 people from which he would grow a great nation, a people set apart from himself. Furthermore it shows the divine purpose God has for these people; he has a task for his people and he sets the apart for his purposes. Secondly it shows God’s faithfulness to his people, that God has established a covenant with his people; a long lasting promise which God wants his people to be in constant remembrance and awareness of. He uses the rainbow to remind his people of this covenant relationship he has with them and everything it means for His people to live in accordance to that covenant relationship. Finally it shows us a symbol or the order and regularity of God in that the coming of the flood introduces the ideas of seasons, a regularity in nature in which all animal and plant life are organised.

Thus do not forget God values your life, he cares for the individual person and he has a specific role and purpose for each of his people. He has given us a New Covenant, one much greater than that previously established; this is a covenant of new life through the saving grace of Jesus Christ. Finally do not forget our God is one of regularity and order, he works in seasons; seasons in not only nature but seasons in life also. Hold fast, although you may be going through a season of pain and sorrow, God’s brings us into new seasons of life.