Found the Pot of Gold

There are over 1000 promises in the Bible that God has made to those that believe in Him.  Many of these promises are a two-way contract that we call a Covenant Promise.  Some examples of this are found in the following verses.

Jer. 7:23  Obey my voice and I will be your God, and you shall be my people.  And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.

Matt. 11:28 Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.  

His believers have a part to play in all of these covenant promises.  

God keeps His promises and He always does His part.  He never, ever fails us.  We can take His word to the bank.  

Is 54:10 For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you.  

There is one thing God cannot do…He cannot, will not stop loving you!!

The rainbow of seven (perfection) colors is a sign of His promise. 

Genesis 9:12-16 And God said:”This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between you and Me and the earth.  It shall be, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow shall be seen in the cloud and I will remember My covenant which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh.  The rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will look on it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.  

The rainbow is a beautiful symbol and reminder of all of God’s promises.  The number of the colors and stripes in the rainbow are seven.  That is the number of perfection in the Bible.  Only God could put such a beautiful promise right up in the sky for us all to see.  

Some people say there is a pot of gold at the bottom of the rainbow.  If there is I think I found it here at Rainbow Acres.  The beautiful people “ranchers” here, absolutely are pure gold.  God made them so beautiful.  I spent the lunch time visiting with a rancher very knowlegeable about trains and steam engines.  He asked me a lot of questions that I had no answer.  Study on trains is a must if I sit by John again.  

At Bible study on Monday night there was some lively discussion among the ranchers on the book of Ecclesiastes. One young lady there was very knowledgeable about the Word of God and had some great answers.  The joy of the Lord is so apparent on many of their faces.  Some have been here since the facility opened in 1974.  Jeff came at that time and his parents died shortly after he came here.  This is definitely his home.  He collects lanyards and had a birthday on Saturday.  Since the grandkids and I love to sew lanyards, I made one for him.  The smile on his face was the ultimate pot of gold.  

I think the pot of gold is doing something for others and knowing without a shadow of a doubt that God keeps His promises.  In the times we are living in, it is priceless to know that we have no reason to fear or even to worry.  We know God is faithful, as we’ve seen it many times in our past.  

These ranchers know the faithfulness of God.  The covid lockdowns were very hard on them and being away from all of the other ranchers was such a strain.  They have such joy in being together again.  Their prayer circle in the morning is a delight, as their prayer requests are so rich.  They pray for their families and their families here.  They try so very hard to be kind to one another.   I think they know more than the rest of us what it feels like to be treated harshly by others.  

We are working on sanding cupboards in one of the group homes that is being remodeled.  I think there are eight rooms in each house with a kitchen and big gathering room.  A caregiver is in the home at all times.  They don’t spend a lot of time there as they are busy with classes and working.  One of the ranchers was so excited about her history class.  The grounds are busy with bicycles and hikes and enjoying this spring time weather.  Everyone greets you here.  Everyone smiles and makes you feel special.  Yes, I’m feeling pretty special in this place.  They all are.  I wish our world could be so in love with being together.  Maybe, just maybe we could lay down our differences and cherish them instead.  

Yes, the pot of gold is very close to Rainbow Acres.  The pot of gold is seeing the love of Jesus in others.  His rainbow is His creation and so are we and so are these precious ranchers.  God is good all the time.