HAVE YOU ENTERED GOD’S ARK?
There is much about the book of Genesis (From the Greek translation meaning “beginnings”) that troubles the modern mind. In today’s reading we encounter the incredible longevity of man (Methuselah lived to 969 years), the building of an ark to save Noah and his family, and a remnant of the animals of the land and air, and finally, a worldwide deluge.
Some view these stories as myth or fairy tale, yet Jesus referred to Noah and the flood as a literal event. Both Matthew and Luke record Jesus’ words describing the “days of Noah” as a foreshadowing of the end times when He would return to judge the living and the dead (Matt. 24:37-38, Luke 17:26-27). If Jesus referred to Noah and the flood as a historical event, that is also predictive of the future, then shouldn’t we?
For Christ is our “ark” today. Just as Noah found favor with the Lord, so do those who put their faith in Christ. For He is God’s highest expression of favor to us. Yet, just as Noah entered into the ark, so we must also trust in Jesus. As the apostle Paul wrote, “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus” (Rom. 8:1). When the Day comes for God’s judgment to fall once again upon the earth, only those in Christ Jesus will be saved.
Have you entered God’s Ark?
PRAYER: Dear Father, we thank You that You have shown us favor. For by grace, by Your favor, we have been saved through faith in Jesus. As we await Your soon return, strengthen us by Your Spirit to proclaim the good news of God’s favor to all humanity. In Jesus’ name, amen.