When God created the world and everything and everyone in it, it was perfect. We are not told exactly how long Adam and Eve were in the garden before the serpent began to temp them, the scripture is unclear about that. We are however told that all it took for Man to be separated from God was just one sin, and that is what happened. Adam and Eve both ate of the tree that God had instructed them not to, and SIN entered the world.
Taking a big jump to Genesis 6 we are introduced to this man named, Noah. He seems to be the first man God has taken favor of since Adam and Eve and their children, in chapter 6 verse 8 it states, “Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the Lord.” When God looked down on his once beautiful creation He grieved the loss that was about to come. His heart was heavy when he saw that everything and everyone on earth, besides Noah, had wickedness in their heart. In a since God was starting over with Noah and his family, God was going to wipe out everyone on earth and all that was going to be left would be this family and the creation God had started with. Because sin was a problem.
So God told Noah, “Make yourself an ark.” He gave Noah specific instruction on how long and wide this massive ark would have to be. And then God made Noah a promise.
Genesis 6:17-22
17“Look! I am about to cover the earth with a flood that will destroy every living thing that breathes. Everything on earth will die. 18But I will confirm my covenant with you. So enter the boat—you and your wife and your sons and their wives. 19Bring a pair of every kind of animal—a male and a female—into the boat with you to keep them alive during the flood. 20Pairs of every kind of bird, and every kind of animal, and every kind of small animal that scurries along the ground, will come to you to be kept alive. 21And be sure to take on board enough food for your family and for all the animals.” 22 So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him.
God is promising Noah that even though there is this dangerous and huge storm coming to engulf the world in water, killing every living thing in its wake, God is still going to keep Noah and his family safe. That’s would be pretty terrifying to hear, but Noah held fast onto Gods promise and began building the ark.
When it came near to the time that God would bring this storm onto the earth he told Noah, “take animals of every kind two of each, male and female, and take them into the ark because in seven days I will make it rain on the earth for 40 days and nights, and I will wipe off from the face of the earth every living thing I have made.” What’s amazing about this is that Noah did EVERYTHING that God had commanded. He had faith in Gods promise to keep him and his family safe. So Noah and his family and every animal, male and female entered the ark and seven days later the flood came.
I want to stop there. Sometimes God puts us in seemingly impossible situations because the outcome of that situation is greater than we could ever imagine. Noah was told to prepare for this huge storm would come and flood the earth, because he and his family would be the only people to survive. That would be kinda scary to hear. Noah had this unimaginable faith in God, God promised him that he would protect he and his family and he did. God promised him that the flood would last 40 days and 40 nights, and it did. God promised him that he would never flood the earth again, and every time it rained he would put a sign in the sky to show us his promise. God promised Noah, and Noah believed and obeyed Him.
May we have faith in God.
May we believe his every promise.
May we give our everything to him.
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