The Rainbow In The Clouds

Flying back we encountered a severe thunder storm over the town of Bryan. The pilot announced that he was going to take the plane to a higher altitude in order that the plane might fly above the storm. Soon we beheld the black clouds and darting lightening in the clouds beneath. Above us the sun was shining in all its glory, though quite hidden from the people in the city below us.

Soon we beheld a wondrous sight. A glorious rainbow stretching from horizon to horizon. It certainly was a spectacle to behold! Nancy was thrilled with what she saw. Her enthusiasm couldn’t be restrained any longer as she cried: “Daddy, daddy, look, it’s a rainbow, and we’re seeing it from the same side that God sees it from!”

I think everyone in that crowded airliner was struck with the realization that out of the mouth of a child had come forth wisdom. Then I thought, how very true! To the people below all they could vision was storm clouds…but we were flying above the clouds… in the glory of the sunshine and in perfect position to see the rainbow that God had put in the sky. And, as Nancy had exclaimed, we were seeing it from the same side that God sees it from.

So it is in life. When the storm clouds come, try to rise above them by faith. By faith reach for the sunshine of God’s grace. When you do, it will not be long before you see a rainbow. . . “from the same side that God sees it from.”

I have seen several rainbows while flying above thunderstorms. Looking down upon the storm, the rainbow appears as a perfect circle. Seeing our spiritual rainbow “from God’s side” enables us to see not half of the picture, but the whole picture. Paul reinforced this truth in Romans 8:28. “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”