The Big Deal with Rainbows

As I emerged from the underground MRT station, I noticed several people standing by the roadside pointing their mobile phones at the sky. Looked like they were taking photos of something, but I looked up and saw nothing.

Further along, I saw more people taking photos, and this time I saw it - it was a rainbow.

All the way home I came across people taking photos of the rainbow with their phones. To me, the interesting thing was not the rainbow but the fact that literally everybody now has a camera built into their phone and can capture moments wherever they are. Technology is amazing isn't it?

Not long after I arrived home, I heard one of the neighbour's children calling out to her sibling to come see the rainbow.

"What's the big deal with the rainbow?!" I thought to myself. Why the fuss and fascination?

But the very thing that I failed to see opened my eyes... I have taken for granted the beautiful wonder that God created. For a moment, I had lost the joy of the simple things in life. (Simple in the sense that it's natural and unadulterated, uncomplicated by man.)

Furthermore, the rainbow is a promise from God (Gen 9:12-17). Now that is true joy indeed!

We often take things for granted - whether it's the sophisticated technology that enriches our lives, or the blessings and promises from our God that sustains our lives. The difference is, one is eternal and the other isn't...

Moments later, the rest of my family arrived home. "Daddy! Did you see that rainbow?"

"Yes, I did, sweetie. Yes, I did."

posted by Alex