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I pray I never get over the awe that fills my soul when I see a rainbow. 

Genesis 9: 8-13
"Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him: “I now establish my *covenant with you and with your descendants after you and with every living creature that was with you—the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those that came out of the ark with you—every living creature on earth. I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be destroyed by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.”  And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth."

God is ever faithful in His relationship with me, even when I wander or knowingly choose sin. If I am far from Him, I know it is not Him, but me who has moved. He patiently waits for me to return to Him. He is always eager for reconciliation, to forgive me and restore our intimacy. He is a Covenant Keeper.

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

*We don’t talk a lot about covenants today, but we should. Covenants are one of the most important themes in the Bible—they are the key to God’s redemptive plan to restore humanity to its divine calling. Starting in Genesis, God enters into one formal partnership (i.e., covenant) after another with various humans in order to rescue his world. These divine-human partnerships drive the narrative forward until it reaches its climax in Jesus. To tell the story of God redeeming humanity through Jesus is to tell the whole story of God’s covenantal relationship with humans.

So what is a covenant? A covenant is a relationship between two partners who make binding promises to each other and work together to reach a common goal. They’re often accompanied by oaths, signs, and ceremonies. Covenants define obligations and commitments, but they are different from a contract because they are relational and personal...

Shared from the website Bible Project 

https://bibleproject.com/blog/covenants-the-backbone-bible/