My son kept asking weeks after he saw a rainbow for the very first time. He had seen rainbows before but only in cartoons and storybooks. This time, the rainbow was real, big, bold, beautiful and of course, colourful. At first, he was startled at how much the rainbow stretched across the skies but after I told him the story behind the rainbow, he fell in love with it. It didn't end there. My son kept telling everyone that he saw a rainbow for the very first time. He told of how big and beautiful the Lord God made the rainbow with all the colours He painted in those arches. The height of it was when he kept pestering his dad to paint a rainbow for him so could show his teachers and friends at school. Not only that, he kept longing for another experience. How very excited and elated he was!For me, I was awestruck when I saw that rainbow but it was not so much of a big deal to me. Why? I had seen several rainbows before. Unlike my son who was eager to tell everyone about his encounter with the beautiful work of nature, I was not willing to tell anyone about it, at least not anymore. My son kept reliving his experience while mine expired the moment the rainbow disappeared into the clouds. I guess there were more important issues than fantasizing about a 'mere' rainbow. Not that I do not appreciate the splendour and the covenant between God and mankind that the lovely rainbow represent. I am just over it.
Then I thought about the wonderful work of salvation. How indeed I could compare my son's first rainbow to our first love for Christ. At the point of salvation, one feels so excited and enthusiastic about the Christian journey one is about to embark on. Soon after, one becomes weary of the separated lifestyle. A Christian's familiarity, oftentimes, with the price Christ paid for salvation no longer makes him want to do exploits. He is no more interested in spreading the good news of the awesomeness of a loving God. He is satisfied with keeping the amazing beauty he once beheld to himself. Like me, he is occupied with other issues that may not be profitable to him afterall.
As true Christians, our salvation should not be a forgotten experience (Philippians 2:12) or one that comes with a sensation when there is an anointing service in church. Like my son and his first rainbow, we should cherish Christ's sacrifice to redeem us back to God and be ever ready to tell the whole world about how beautiful our God is (James 5:20).
