Rainbow over the Poulsbo Marina by Dee Kamp
The
Mystery of Strangers and Rainbows
In the years following the first
time it happened, and now in the surprising event of a second time, I am convinced
of two things: God knows when, how and where one needs to see an expression of His
love― reminder He is always watching over us. In both cases, there was a surprising divine
appointment with a stranger, and a beautiful rainbow!
“I
have placed my rainbow in the clouds. It is a sign of my covenant with you and
with 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 with al living
creatures…” Genesis9:13-16 NLT
The first time God sent a messenger
who pointed out a rainbow was of all things as I was pumping gas at a little
country service station. I was tearful and filled with sorrow standing there in
the drizzling rain. I had just left visiting my son’s grave site, who had died
only weeks before.
As I stood there holding the gas
hose to the car I heard someone speaking and then suddenly appearing from
around the other side of the gas pumps. I turned to see a short perky looking fellow
of middle age waving like crazy and smiling!
I wasn’t in the mood for
conversation but he finally caught my attention as he declared “It’s a beautiful
day isn’t it? Have you noticed that rainbow over head of us? It’s a good thing
for us to look up now and then or we might miss God’s gift of the rainbow.”
The moment I looked I indeed saw the
rainbow improbably overhead. When I
turned around to share my delight in it, he was no longer there. I smiled then,
my spirits greatly lifted, I thanked God for such a timely meeting of a
stranger and the rainbow.
Just a few weeks ago I was down and
very blue walking to my car from a doctor’s appointment seeking relief from
days of suffering with back pain. I hobbled to the car, head down trying to
stay dry in the rain but was suddenly stopped by the shout of a man waving his
arms and running my way!
“Look! Look over there! Come and see
what God has gifted us today!” I just stood there a moment in surprise at the
excitement of this stranger, a young man who looked to be a seaman from one of
the moored boats at the dock. With a huge smile, and waving his arms over head,
he kept insisting I follow him around the corner of the building.
And there to my amazement was the
most beautiful rainbow I have ever seen. The rainbow arched over the marina and
touched down upon the water.
I smiled as the memory of the rainbow and the
stranger of years ago came to my mind. I knew once again what I knew years ago,
God watches over us all the time, we never walk alone. And sometimes He’ll send
a stranger to deliver this message His rainbow as a promise.
Our strength
and our hope is in the Lord
We can
depend upon His Word
And
though we may feel despair
We know
we’re always kept within His care.
“The Mystery of Strangers and
Rainbows” by Dee Kamp, Grace Every Morning Ministries© January 20, 2015
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