"Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God an all living creatures of every kind on the earth." Genesis 9:16
God made a covenant with Noah. Never again would He destroy all life on the earth with a flood. As a sign of the covenant, God placed a rainbow in the clouds. He told Noah, "Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember..." He didn't tell Noah to remember; He stated that He Himself would be the One to remember.
Isn't that just like God. "I want to you to be righteous. Let Me make you righteous." He doesn't say, "Do it by yourself." He is always providing the means to accomplish the purpose He has laid before us. That's why Jesus came - to be the Means of our salvation and righteousness.
Lord, thank You for being the Means. The busyness and stress as of late are wearing me down, and I fear that I could abandon this pursuit of righteousness for the temporary pleasures of my flesh. Keep me from the idols that I have worshiped for too many years. Remember me, lest I forget who I am in You.