Noah built an ark. Noah who had never seen rain and had no idea what he was building, built an ark. He did it because God asked him to do it.
He endured scorn and ridicule. No one could figure out what crazy old Noah was doing. Even Noah couldn’t truly understand what he was doing. God asked him to do it, so he did it.
Astounding obedience and trust.
What Noah built, ended up being the salvation of his whole family. This ark was the vessel that saved his family from the coming flood. His obedience and trust had ramifications beyond his own life.
How often do we consider the impact of our choices on our own family? Are we building a better life for our children? A life of material wealth, comfort, success? Or are we building a life that will lead to their salvation?
Genesis 6: 17-18 I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish. But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.
Roberta Writes 