From afar my car looks great, but if you were to stand even ten feet away from it, you would notice that it has been put through the wringer. My husband has fixed my car over and over again. Between nature and teenagers, I don’t know how my car has survived.
Not long after I purchased my little car, a coyote ran out in front of me. He was able to run off because all I hit was his tail, but it left a nice ding in the front bumper. Soon after that, one fateful night, a deer crossed my path on a highway. This completely destroyed the front end of the car. Luckily it was repairable, but it took my husband months to restore it. Probably within six months of the repair, some teenagers, whom I am utterly close to, accidentally went into a ditch, and also went over a damaging cinder block. Crazy, huh? This car is a magnet for destruction.
Recently, on my drive in to work, I looked over at my driver’s side window, and on it right next to my shoulder I noticed a decal of a car with a rainbow over it. I laughed so hard! God has surely protected my car and all who have ridden in it!
The rainbow is a reminder of the covenant between God and man that He will never flood the earth again. But the rainbow is more than that to me. The rainbow shows us God’s grace and it shows us the purpose of redemption for humanity to start again. It also shows us God’s amazing power over the elements. I also think it directs our attention to God sending His Son, Jesus, to die on the cross, and then to rise again to redeem those of us who “confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead.” Romans 10:9.
There are big stressful things that have been bombarding me in life lately. God is reminding me that I can make it through it because He is my rainbow. He is beside me. “He leads me beside still waters, He restores my soul…Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for [He is] with me; [His] rod and [His] staff, they comfort me…my cup overflows. Surely Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” Psalm 23
So, even though the exterior of my car has taken many hits, God has protected the frame and mechanics of it to continue to give us a great dependable car. He is comforting me through my little car and of course through bringing His Word to mind. He is showing me how much He loves my family. We are extremely blessed.
I pray that if you are struggling through some tough times in life right now, that God will use some mundane thing that you see daily to show you how He is with you and that He truly loves you.
Love to all,
Amy