And there will be rainbows
The LQBTQ community, making up just over 3% of the population, has become a daily reminder that we are all humans desiring love and mercy, that we are all sinners in need of a savior, and that we are all children of God waiting to go Home.
God calls the unlikely to do the unimaginable.
With less than 4% of the American population identifying as LGBTQ, it is truly remarkable what they have accomplished. They have implemented a movement so large and loud, that there is not a person in this country that does not know what they stand for. Rainbow flags have flooded our society. These flags are being flown at schools, stores, government buildings, and homes. Cross walks in major cities have been painted with the rainbow colors. There is now a Facebook pride reaction button. The entire month of June has been designated as Pride month. There are festivals and parades by the thousands. In June 2015 the White House was illuminated with the colors of the Gay Pride Movement.
So what does this rainbow flag say? A very simplistic, but generally accepted statement for this movement is, “LQBTQ rights are human rights”. And I 100% agree.
Human rights are rights regarded as belonging to all persons. So if you are a person, you are inherently covered by human rights. Human rights include, but are not limited to, the right to life and freedom, the right to be protected by the law, the right to a fair trial, the right to freedom of thought and speech, the right to work and pursue an education, and, most importantly, the right for these rights to be respected to and by everyone.
Now what is not a human right is that everyone has to agree with you. Human rights are guaranteed to all persons, meaning all persons have the right to freedom of thought and speech. Under no circumstances should these freedoms be used to spread hate, but you do not have to agree with someone to love them.
Exercising my right to freedom of thought and speech, I want to say that I am proud to be part of the estimated 80% of Americans that identify as a Christian. I would also like to say thank you to the LGBTQ community for what they have done. For every time I see that Pride Flag on my news feed or flying from a building, I am reminded of the covenant God has made with me.
Genesis 9:
12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: 13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. 16 Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.”
How unimaginable is that. That less than 4% of the population could unknowingly be reminding the 80% of the population of God’s promises. The promise to prosper and have a future, the promise to supply you with everything you need, the promise to give you grace, the promise of salivation, the promise of unconditional love, the promise of victory over death: eternal life.
But what is even more breathtaking, is the parallels between what the LGBTQ movement wants and what God promises; that everyone is guaranteed the same human rights.
Romans 3:
22 This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
Notice the repetition of the word ‘all’ in the above scripture. We are all offered salvation and we can all go to heaven. There are no conditions to God’s love. There is nothing we can do to be separated from God. We are all sinners, and when Jesus died on the cross it counted for every single one of us.
John 3:
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
I truly believe God is using the LGBTQ community for good. For all things God does are for good. If He could take the most tragic event in history, the death of His Son Jesus Christ, and use that as the redemption of the world, how could we question Him being able to use everything and everyone for good? He doesn’t ask us to understand the plan, He only asks us to follow and want His will.
The LQBTQ community, making up just over 3% of the population, has become a daily reminder that we are all humans desiring love and mercy, that we are all sinners in need of a savior, and that we are all children of God waiting to go Home.
