Today’s Reading: Gen 7:1-10:5, 1 Chron 1:5-7, Gen 10:6-20, 1 Chron 1:8-16, Gen 10:21-30, 1 Chron 1:17-23, Gen 10:31-32
I would like to publicly thank Noah and his family for saving the human race! They made a huge sacrifice for us! I don’t think I could have done it! I probably would have jumped overboard after a week!
I just don’t think I could have survived! From my calculations (don’t quote me because I’m not very good at math), Noah and his family were on that boat for twelve and a half months. Twelve and a half months with…
- No baths (I couldn’t make it one week without a bath)
- All those animals (poop, urine, slobber…can I say stink!!)
- Reptiles (frogs, lizards, and snakes) I would have had a heart attack
- No privacy (just think about it. There were young, hormonal men on that boat)
- He said, she said/meow-meow (can you imagine how they must’ve gotten on each other’s nerves)
- (SAD)Seasonal Affective Disorder (12.5 months with no sunlight and no Prozac—the animals were probably as depressed as the people)
Can you imagine how they must have felt the day they walked off that boat?
Most of us would have probably kissed the ground, but not Noah; he immediately built an altar to his Lord. God was pleased with Noah’s offering and made a promise that is still in effect today:
“I will never again curse the ground because of the human race, even though everything they think or imagine is bent toward evil from childhood. I will never again destroy all living things. As long as the earth remains, there will be planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night.” –Gen.8:21-22
The next time you see a rainbow, take a minute to remember the covenant that your Heavenly Father made with Noah and you. Because of the rainbow neither Noah nor anyone since has had to worry that God is going to destroy the earth with water.
Can you imagine the first time it rained after Noah and his family got off the ark?
They probably thought, “Where’s the boat? Here we go again.” Our all-knowing God knew they would be afraid, so He gave them a sign-a rainbow. That’s just amazing!
I remember a time about 15 years ago when I was going through a difficult time financially. I was literally wondering what I was going to do and if God had forgotten me. One Saturday there was a knock on the door and a friend from my church began to unload $200 worth of groceries. I had said nothing to anyone about our need. For me that was a sign from God that He was with me, He knew everything that was going and that with His help,I could make it through. It was also a sign to my children that God cared about us. I will never forget that day.
Has there ever been a time when God knew you would be afraid so he gave you a sign so that you could make it through?
Praying for you!
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Tomorrow’s Scripture Reading: Genesis 11:1-26; 1 Chronicles 1:24-27; Genesis 11:27-14:24
Dianne, I just had a thought pass through my mind that the reason Noah immediately built an altar could be that they had seen horrible things happen as they floated away.. Neighbors drowning all around them, and that they would have been so thankful that God protected them and saved them. We have had numerous financial things happen to us through the years, and God took great care of us. Most recently, as Jonathan was preparing to leave for the Macy’s parade, he was hit by a colorguard flag, and it bent his instrument. We had no extra money to pay the expense to repair it, and I wasn’t sure what to do. I contacted the band to let them know what had happened, because we had three days until it had to be loaded to leave… When Spencer went to pick it up from having it repaired, they told us that everything had been taken care of at no cost! God is Jehovah Jireh, Our Provider…so thankful for that!! Happy New Year!
Annette, I can see the picture you’re painting! They must have been so thankful! Thanks for sharing your testimony! That will definitely be a “stone of remembrance” for Jonathan for years to come!
Is it an assumption on our part that it had never rained before then or have I missed a scripture that states that?
Monty, I’m basing it off this scripture in Genesis 2:4-6: “When the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, neither wild plants nor grains were growing on the earth. For the Lord God had not yet sent rain to water the earth, and there were no people to cultivate the soil. Instead, springs[a] came up from the ground and watered all the land.” But we don’t know for sure if it rained before the flood started.
The reason I think it may have been the first time is because of Genesis 7:11: “When Noah was 600 years old, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the underground waters erupted from the earth, and the rain fell in mighty torrents from the sky.”
This would be a great topic to do some more research on. Thanks so much for making me think this through.
Blessings!
Thanks for your thoughts on Noah, the rainbow, and signs that God cares. I’ve been thinking about Noah too. Feel free to visit bigstoryguide.wordpress.com