I had a great relationship with my Dad. He passed away couple of years ago. He loved me so much! He took me fishing and hunting. He provided me food, clothing, and shelter. He bought me nice gifts on my birthdays. He took me to church to learn about his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. But he also loved me so much, that he disciplined me.

One of the most controversial statements someone can make in our culture is “So God created man in his own image; he created him in the image of God; he created them male and female” (Genesis 1:27 CSB). Why? First, evolution is so widely believed that to say we are created by a self-existent, all-knowing Creator is considered foolish. Second, with a so-called new morality, which is the old immorality repackaged, our language is being changed at light speed to blur all distinctions between male and female.

In a war, battles rage on multiple fronts. Battles are fought between enemies’ destroyers and aircraft carriers. Soldiers face off a few yards apart in trenches. Fighter jets and bombers dual to the death in the skies. Secret resistance forces sabotage factories, ships, and bridges. But the war has one goal.

What does a rainbow represent? It is a reminder of a time the world became so sinful, repulsive, immoral, and perverted that God sent a flood. It is a beautiful symbol of God’s covenant because a man and his family who did not join in on the decadence, but obeyed God. The rainbow is a symbol of God’s mercy to save those not sucked in by the immorality of the day. It is God’s promise not to destroy the earth with a flood again.