Isn't it good when God talks to us through the Bible, despite the fact we may have read the story 100's of times. Instead of rolling our eyes and saying 'oh yeh, nice and easy quiet time today - I've read this one before...' lets look on our reading plans with fresh eyes...!
SO today what struck me the most from Genesis7 and 8 was the following:
1 - 7v24 - 8v1'The waters flooded the earth for a hundred and fifty days. But God remembered Noah and all of the wild animals'. Even in the midst of a natural disaster, world crisis, major disaster - God still remembers Noah - and us!
2 - Noah sent out a raven and another dove to test the water levels first, before the final dove went out and didnt return (Genesis 8v6-9). It is ok for us to 'test the waters'. Infact it's probably a good thing! If we are looking to move on, do something new, move house, start something new... it's ok to test the waters to test whether it is safe. And Noah had several failed attempts - it's not a bad thing if these doors shut, when we are testing out what to do next. We shouln't feel bad. It is ok!
3 - Despite the final dove not returning, thus proving it was ok to step out of the boat, Noah clearly waited for the all clear from God before just blindly presuming it was ok. A sensible man. Even though there may be signs and other people telling us the road is clear, or the path is safe... we should still wait for God's permission and all clear. He knows best.
Awesome.
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