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The rains
come. The rains keep coming. It rains longer and harder than it had ever
rained before. Noah and his family are
safely conveyed through the storm by the ark.
In fact, they live on that ark for a year waiting for the waters to
subside. Talk about cabin fever!
This leads
me to the end of the chapter. The first
thing that Noah does when He gets off the ark is to offer up a sacrifice to
God. I find that notable. After being closed up for so long, I would
image that Noah would be itching to get out, stretch his legs, explore the
land, even figure out some permanent shelter.
But no. The first thing that Noah
does is to offer up a sacrifice to God.
That’s remarkable.
On the other
hand, think about what Noah’s been through.
He’s just seen rain wipe out all of humanity. He knows it could’ve been him, too. From this perspective, it’s easy to see why
he does a sacrifice first. He’s got every
living reminder of God’s grace within a hundred yards of his current location.
What I find
in this is truth that we should carry with us.
As we go through life, it is easy to get in ruts and forget to give
glory to God. It’s easy for us to look
at Noah in our everyday life and be amazed at his willingness to put God
first. That’s a good thing. But we shouldn’t get down on ourselves,
either. Those of us who are in a
meaningful relationship with God will remember to give God glory, especially
when we find ourselves in circumstances where we are reminded of how easily we
might have missed out on salvation.
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