Rain & Sunshine
“I do set My bow in the cloud…And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud” (Genesis 9:13-14).
Rain — there are no rainbows unless there are falling drops to catch and unravel the sunbeams. It may be that all suffering is worse in its anticipation than in its endurance; but one thing is certain, that the big drops of sorrow have to patter on our souls before we can realize all that God is prepared to be to us.
Sunshine — it is only when God comes into our grief that we can see the treasures of love and grace which are stored for us in Him. We never know how great a blessing our sorrow may be until we carry it into the light of the presence of God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
King Solomon understood something of this when he declared, “Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better” (Ecclesiastes 7:3). Better to have had sorrow and know the comfort of God, than to never have shed a tear.
