So, LGBT uses the rainbow as it’s banner/meme/label. It’s appropriated from Judeo-Christian culture. Let’s talk about a related thing. Before God gives humanity the rainbow, he floods the earth, killing every human except 8 people, and every non-aquatic animal outside the ark.
The rainbow is God’s unilateral covenant with mankind. He won’t destroy the world again by water. Why did God go to such lengths? Because mankind was wicked beyond his ability to tolerate. I’m not pointing the finger at any particular sin. I actually struggle with lust in my own way. I’ve been battling it for 21 years. I may never fully defeat it in my earthly life. But I try.
The family was the first institution God made, with Adam and Eve. Before the Law, before the Patriarchs, before the first city was built. And all this confusion in the media and our culture are attempts to destabilize the family so that people will rely on the government and not each other. And I’m not talking about benefits, or stimulus, or anything. I’m talking about being orphans dependent on an institution that only wants to use and control you, selfishly, in the name of power that has corrupted them to the point of complete rottenness.
Kids that grow up in a household with a mother and father who are married in the biblical covenant (one man, one woman, for life), do better. They don’t even have to be Christian. They can be atheists, agnostics, Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim. And I am not pointing the finger at single parents, people with broken homes. But God designed the family to produce godly offspring. And Satan will do anything he can to mess it up. You want a target on your head? Become a parent in a biblical marriage. Particularly if you are the father. But having those two parents offers some kind of protection for the children. I was fatherless. But somehow God became my Father when I believed on the Lord Jesus. So I was more blessed than many.
I can’t speak to every situation, but I do know what it’s like to grow up without a Dad. I once played basketball with a Dad and his son. The Dad blocked me completely while his son did a lay-up. It was humiliating. My Dad was absentee. My mother had to fight in court for me to keep his last name. Without going into a list of his sins, I ached with a hurt I could not explain. I was angry and in despair. Something wasn’t right, internally, or in my family, and if I didn’t know it, my heart did.
So, Mom, who gave me more than I ever truly thank her, took me to church. I was fussy, petulant, always ready to leave. And at this point I believe people must’ve been praying for me in earnest. Because I started listening to the priest. And somehow, I got it into my head that if God would adopt me, I wouldn’t be fatherless anymore. Although I in my limited understanding I wanted to have brothers and sisters because I was terribly lonely as an only child.
I was angry and in despair, and then, after I received Christ, that anger disappeared. In the dry well of my heart, at the bottom, was a little water. Just enough to dip my feet in. But I wasn’t dry. Not anymore. Depression maybe, but not despair.
So, I pray that the fatherless in our nation will come to know Christ in a way that can only be explained as God’s movement. You know, in these hurricanes, floods, and trials, the Church is reaching out and loving on folks. And through that love, people are receiving the gospel.
Let me tell you a little about you if you’re like me. See if this applies. If not, just skip this little paragraph. If your biological father was absentee, you have a strong fear of rejection and abandonment. You will likely project this onto God the Father for the first two decades of your life. You will not relate well to men in authority figures, and as a general rule, you will feel like socializing with men feels like playing a game you don’t know all the rules to. You will struggle with self-confidence, find it harder to climb the social ladder. You won’t make as much money. You are more likely to become disabled.
But all this begins to change if/when you accept Christ. He begins to heal the wound your father gave you. Yes, there is some scar tissue as long as you live in this life. But he frees you from the prison intended to keep you enslaved. And as you know and love God more, You will grow. You will be different. You will break the cycle. And you will generally be a better father than your father was.
Hope that helps.