First a note referring back to yesterday. I realized that I have no idea how long Noah walked with God. So he may not have walked with God since he was a youth. He was over 600 years old when he entered the ark, so he could've started walking with God at 300? 400? Haha. Who knows. I still cling to Ecclesiastes 12:1--"Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you say, 'I have no pleasure in them.'"
Onto Genesis 7. Genesis 7:1--"Then the Lord said to Noah, 'Come into the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are righteous before Me in this generation.'" What a sweet invitation Noah was given to come into the ark. We, too, are given the sweet invitation to come into God's ark of safety (through accepting Jesus into our heart and lives to be our Savior). It wasn't because Noah was a "good" person; it was because he was "righteous". Righteous living comes only by walking with God.
Genesis 7:16--"So those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him; and the Lord shut him in." Noah had nothing to fear at this point. He was safe in God's care--the provision of the ark. Once we have given our hearts and lives to Jesus, we don't have to worry about staying "in the ship", God shuts us in. We are safe. He will bring us safely home to Heaven with Him.
We, like Noah, come into the ark with a step of faith. Once in, like Noah, we are kept safe by God's grace.
Today and tonight I am praying for a friend of my best friend. Her name is Tasia. She is 44 and since last night has been on a ventilator. If she leaves this world soon, she will leave behind an 11th grade daughter and 7th grade son. I am praying for a miracle of life for Tasia tonight.
