Jan. 11

Charles Spurgeon · Faith's Checkbook

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.