The Backside of a Rain Cloud

It looked like the sun wasn't going to shine anymore
But God put a rainbow in the sky

Those words are from "Rainbow in the Sky" by Cageless Birds, which is a really fun, catchy song that will be stuck in your head after you listen to it.  And it's message is really simple - that during those times when things seems dark, when it looks like the sun isn't going to shine anymore - God reminds us of His goodness, of His love, of His promise to never leave us.

Rainbows are both really amazing and totally explainable.  And for some people the fact that we can explain how rainbows happen takes away from their origin, from the story of Noah and God showing him a rainbow to serve as a reminder that God would never flood the earth again and destroy everything.  But for me that just makes it even more amazing - because it means that when God first set the sun in the sky, when he first put water on the earth - he knew that eventually, one day the flood would come, that it would begin to rain on the earth, and that once the rain stopped and the sun shone through those clouds at just the right angle, there would be this amazing arc of color in the sky.  God made all of it that way so that when storms come we could have this amazing reminder of His love.  Because sometimes we start to forget about His love, we take it for granted, and sometimes it's not until those storms come that we realize how much we need it and how amazing it is. But just like rainbows can remind us of the promises of God after the rain, God has put things all around us to remind us of His love and His promises.  The stars in the night sky, the flowers starting to bloom all around us, birds singing in the trees, the smile of a loved one, the laughter of a child - we could do this all day.  There are so many good things around us - even in the midst of our current separation.  So take some time today - listen to this fun song, let it get stuck in your head - and as you walk around singing it to yourself look for God - He's all around you - reminding you how much He loves you, reminding you of the promises He has made to never leave you, never forsake you, never abandon you.  He's always there - we just aren't always looking.

Here's a link a video of the song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWKVmOQ-mko

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