“Isn’t the rainbow beautiful!” The storm had just passed and Jim and Rick were outside under the brightest and most colourful rainbow ever.

“It sure is, Jim. Just look at that blue! It’s so… blue,” said Rick.

“Yeah.. and then the greens and reds.. Wow. The rainbow is just so big and bright and beautiful.. I want to touch it.”

“Sure, it is a nice blue.”

“Eh? Yeah, there is some blue, but there is so much more! Just look at it.. The rainbow is.. majestic,” Jim said in awe.

After some thought Rick said, “Hmm.. it’s ok. It is just blue to me.”

Taking his eyes off the rainbow, Jim is surprised to see that Rick is facing the opposite direction from the rainbow. “Rick, are you even looking at the same thing I am?”

When Rick turns towards his voice Jim is surprised to see that he is wearing a blindfold.

“Yeah, the blue rainbow.”

“Rick, take the blindfold off and stop fooling around. This is so amazing.. you gotta see it!”

“Oh, I see it. It’s blue. That is my favorite colour.”

“No no no… It.. it has blue, but there is so much more to the rainbow! Just look at it..” Jim says as his voice trails off when he returns his gaze to the rainbow.

“Mmm.. blue…”

“Seriously Rick.. are you just making this up? It is so much more beautiful than just blue.”

“But I like blue!” Rick said.

“What?! It doesn’t matter what your favorite colour is.. The rainbow has many colours. It’s amazing!”

“Jim, I know you have your ideas about what a rainbow looks like, but trust me, it’s blue.”

“How can you say that! It is right here for you to plainly see if you would just take the blindfold off.”

“Ok, Jim, I can tell you are getting upset. I’m happy with my blue rainbow. We are just going to have to agree to disagree about this rainbow.”

“Argh!” said Jim in exasperation.

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Sometimes I feel like Jim when talking to people about God.

God has revealed himself to us so clearly in His Word, the Bible. Yet so many people have their own made up god that has their favourite characteristics, with all their hopes for now and eternity based on nothing more substantial their own vague opinion.

If they would only take off the blindfold and see the full spectrum of God..