Have You Built Your Ark? (Part Two)

Once Noah, his family and all the animals that had boarded the ark, disembarked from it when flood waters receded and they could be on dry land, Noah built an altar with which to give sacrifices to God on. And then God gave Noah a covenant and a sign to him and his offspring and everything living that would come after him. Genesis 9:8-10

The sign which was a rainbow was His promise that whenever there is a rainbow in the sky, he would remember to never again destroy the earth and its creatures or all living things.  Genesis 9:9-15

And so we know, that God had his eye on Noah and his family because they were the few that did not get into the evilness that had been swirling around from the time of Adam and Eve. He had caused the flood, but not before he provided for them, in shelter and food during that time. Noah had followed God's instruction and when it was all over, they had reaped God's blessings.

I wonder if during that time, and because of the rain and the wind, those 8 people were afraid? Did they sit around in a circle to pray for God's protection or did it just come naturally because they believed Him?

I expect that because they were human, they might have had at least some uneasiness during that time. Just as we do today. God gave us His manual, the Bible as a guide to get us through this life, so that we may be saved. I know for a fact, the kind of fear that can grab a hold of someone even when they are walking with God let alone those that aren't. I have been on both sides.

But unlike Noah, we don't always use the instructions that God gives us in His Word and when we don't, it can mean disaster for us. That is why it is so important to build our own ark in these times when things are going so crazy in the world. Because sadly, at some point earth again became corrupted and we see it around us all the time.

Of course, I don't mean we should build an actual ark like Noah had done. What I mean is we should build a spiritual ark around us (With His help) and in that is to make sure that we know God's Word and understand it and live it to the best of our ability. Because in the end, if we don't, we will be just like those people that laughed at him and those that are laughing at us today. God is just not going to save people that think He is just a joke. Instead, He will find favor with those of us that love and trust Him.

Are you building your ark? In doing so, have you gotten discouraged and forgot to put a few nails in someplace they go and so part of it has started coming apart? Maybe you didn't get the door in just right and it doesn't seal when you close it.

Take heart and don't let the devil beat you up for it. Start off 2019 right. Get your spiritual hammers out. Beat him with God's help. Because as God gave Noah the rainbow as His promise to never destroy the earth with flood water again, he also gave us his promised Son Jesus and many other promises that we can take hold of in our walk with Him. He is there for our taking by accepting and trusting in Him.  And remember that when you look up and see a rainbow in the sky that those promises were not just for him but for all that came after. That means you and I.  And in the end, we will be saved

Thanks for coming by on this last day of the year Friends. I pray that 2019 will be full of blessings, surprises and all the good things that God has for you! Please, if you will be out on the streets tonight, be careful. Satan is out there looking for those he can devour. 1 Peter 5:8. Don't let it be you!

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