A way of answering 'yes' when someone asks if you are going to do something; the same as saying, "Yes, I will, unless something happens to prevent me that I cannot control"; if it is God's will and no disasters happen
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- A Biblical reference to the great flood in Genesis 9:13-17 (Chapter 9, verses 13 through 17.) The rainbow after the flood is God's promise that He will never flood the Earth again. This phrase is like saying that God would have to break His promise and flood the Earth again--make the creeks rise--to keep me from doing what I said I would do. So if it is God's will to keep His promise and not let the creeks rise, I will do what I said. The idea here is that I do what I say I will do unless something happens that I cannot control.
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Someone asks if you are going to the church picnic. You answer, "God willing and the creeks don't rise."
Submitted by TriplePurple on December 12, 2023
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