Rainbow moments
by Jill Lange-Mohr
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‘Give ear and come to me; listen, that you may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David’ (Isaiah 55:3).
The dream of things for free: water for the thirsty, food for the hungry, wine and milk. It seems too good to be true! Nothing in life is free, so what is this all about? This is Isaiah’s vision of the good life. You are invited to come to the feast. But what is this feast? It’s a metaphor of spiritually feasting on God’s word and promises and his free, gracious gift of salvation. This was written when the Israelites were in exile. It was a very traumatic time for them and affected them not only in a physical way but also emotionally and spiritually.
During the 2020 border closures throughout Australia, many of us were kept from our family, our loved ones. Many would have felt like these exiled Israelites. In Victoria, we had very strict conditions placed on our freedoms and liberty. While I don’t for a minute think that God caused the COVID-19 pandemic, I believe that perhaps it was an opportunity to recalibrate our lives. Who would have thought that we would be stopped from gathering to worship? Unthinkable! These situations cause us to think of what we take for granted and to be grateful for these blessings.
Isaiah 55 focuses on the life-giving and joyous quality of transformation through God’s word and promises to his people. God highlights the ‘everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David’. It’s a rainbow moment: God said, ‘I promise – no strings attached!’
What are we spending ourselves on? What is our focus, in the good times and the tough times?
Dear Heavenly Father, remind us to never take the joys, blessings and freedoms we have for granted. Thank you for all that you have graciously given us. Amen.
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