God’s sovereign plan means we can always trust Him regardless of the circumstances we may be experiencing. It is easy to trust God when things are going well, but what happens when life becomes difficult? What if God leads you to do something challenging? As we look at the person of Noah, who walked with …
Noah had an interim of rest between riding the flood waters and entering the new world. Genesis 8: 3 So the floodwaters gradually receded from the earth. After 150 days, 4 exactly five months from the time the flood began, the boat came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.[1] The ark would have been laboring for …
Noah was trusting God in chaotic times of the flood. There had been 40 days and nights of rain, and the fountains of the deep added to the flood. Some scholars think that seismic and volcanic activity may have accompanied the flood.[1] This would make for a very chaotic ride on the ark. This was …
God remembers us. Why is that so important in our lives and the life of Noah? Genesis 8:1But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided.[1] This does not mean God had …
Have you ever experienced a new beginning? A new beginning could be starting a new job, getting married, the birth of a child, or another of life’s milestones. When a person comes to faith in Jesus, it is a new beginning. 2 Cor. 5:17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The …
The flood story shows the waters of judgment and hope. The rising waters sealed the fate of the unrepentant while, at the same time, lifting the ark, which was the hope of a new world. God is both judge and Savior. He judged the wicked and provided grace for Noah and his family. God didn’t …
In the Noah’s Ark story, there is a time when God closes the door. The day it started raining, Noah, his family, and all the animals had entered the ark. Genesis 7:16b Then the Lord closed the door behind them. [1] God had commanded Noah to build the door on the side of the ark. He …
The ark was a refuge for faith for Noah and his family to save them from the coming flood. Genesis 7:7 And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives with him went into the ark to escape the waters of the flood.[1] Noah and his family had worked on the ark for …
The consequences of sin affect us and those around us like ripples in a pond. After Adam and Eve fell into sin, people began to drift away from the Lord, refusing to follow God’s instructions, which led to increasing sin in the world. Yes, there was always a remnant like Noah, but most of the …
What is the significance of forty days and nights of rain? Genesis 7: 4 Seven days from now I (God) will make the rains pour down on the earth. And it will rain for forty days and forty nights, until I have wiped from the earth all the living things I have created.[1] We see God …