This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God. Genesis 6:9 (New International Version)
Remember Noah? He’s that funny little guy with a long white beard standing on the ark with all those animals. You’ve probably seen that picture in a nursery or playroom. But the reality of his ark was not so much a miracle as it was an act of obedience and determination to serve the Lord. It took Noah and his sons 120 years to complete the ark and it was a masterpiece of engineering. Figuring the dimensions given in Genesis the inner space of the ark would have been close to 1,400,000 cubic feet or enough room to hold the contents of 522 modern railroad stock cars. At 240 sheep per car the ark could have held 125,000 sheep. That’s a lot of lamb chops.
Noah didn’t come up with the idea of the ark; it was the Lord’s idea. Noah’s obedience brought that idea in being through hard work, sweat and skill. The whole world disbelieved his cry that God was going to judge the terrible sins of the people of the earth unless they repented so I imagine his obedience to build the ark was done at great personal cost to himself and his family. The local community always had someone to mock when they were bored and looking for a good laugh. That is unless one didn’t mind hearing the old man’s continued preaching about repentance.
The Lord loves it when we're obedient. He might never call us to a mighty undertaking like Noah but He is so pleased when we persevere in following His directions in simple faith. We discover when we do to find grace in His eyes and protection through the storms of life. In those times we all can. Noah kidding.
Ken
www.devotionstoday.blogspot.com
Noah didn’t come up with the idea of the ark; it was the Lord’s idea. Noah’s obedience brought that idea in being through hard work, sweat and skill. The whole world disbelieved his cry that God was going to judge the terrible sins of the people of the earth unless they repented so I imagine his obedience to build the ark was done at great personal cost to himself and his family. The local community always had someone to mock when they were bored and looking for a good laugh. That is unless one didn’t mind hearing the old man’s continued preaching about repentance.
The Lord loves it when we're obedient. He might never call us to a mighty undertaking like Noah but He is so pleased when we persevere in following His directions in simple faith. We discover when we do to find grace in His eyes and protection through the storms of life. In those times we all can. Noah kidding.
Ken
www.devotionstoday.blogspot.com
