Lesson from our Session…………………………..
(Genesis 9:15) I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh.
Of course, God did not need to see the rainbow to remind Him of a covenant or promise that He had made. Rather, God promised and gave the rainbow so whenever it rained or snowed people could remind themselves that God had made a promise that He could and would never forget to keep.
The sign of the Noahic Covenant is the rainbow: Every covenant has its accompanying sign. The sign of the Abrahamic Covenant is circumcision (Genesis 17:15-27); that of the Mosaic Covenant is the observance of the Sabbath day (Exodus 20:8-11; 31:12-17). The “sign” of the rainbow is appropriate. Also, the rainbow appears at the end of a storm. So this sign assures man that the storm of God’s wrath (in a flood) is over.
Lesson: God can never forget His promises (vss. 14-15)
Reflection: We make promises every day that we fail to keep or even remember. Consider that God renews His promises to us every day and will not allow anything to prevent His keeping them.