Why was Noah safe in the ark?
We have looked at three reasons in
answer to our question:
- God shut him in.
- God designed the ark in such a way to withstand all the
pressure and
- The whole ark was covered with pitch. No water could come
in.
Today we will look at the last
reason why he was safe. He was safe because God was there with
him.
Genesis 7:1 "And the LORD said unto
Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for
thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation."
God was inside the ark with Noah.
This is illustrated by the word 'Come'. If He wasn't there with
them He would have said 'Go in', but no, He said 'Come in'. One
only says 'come in' if you are already inside. We typically tell
visitors to come in when they arrive at our house. We open the
door, step back and let them inside with us. Or we tell
people to 'Come', we summon them and walk with them. Jesus
Himself told his disciples to come and follow Him. And here God
tells Noah to come in. He was therefore with him inside.
The same goes for Jesus today. He
is always with us. No trouble can come to us, because
Jesus is there with us. Don't even bother with the
problems on the outside. Jesus is mightier than anything we can
ever encounter. Nothing can separate us from Him or draw us away
from His Presence. He is there with us and will always be
there for us, no matter what happens!
Jesus shuts us in, He covers us and
He is always with us. The plan of salvation is so perfect, that we
can weather any storm, nothing can take our salvation from us. It
is safe in God's Hands. We are safe and we will be with
God forever and ever due to the gift of salvation we received.
Romans 8:1 - 4 "So now there is no
condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. For the power of
the life-giving Spirit has freed you through Christ Jesus from the
power of sin that leads to death. The law of Moses could not save
us, because of our sinful nature. But God put into effect a
different plan to save us. He sent His own Son in a human body like
ours, except that ours are sinful. God destroyed sin's control over
us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins. He did this so
that the requirement of the law would be fully accomplished for us
who no longer follow our sinful nature, but instead follow the
Spirit."
Yes, follow the Spirit. He knows
best and will guide you where you need to be. But know always, your
salvation is safe, Jesus covers you.
Thank you God that we can look
forward to spending eternity with You. We cannot wait. Thank you
that we can experience a part of You here on earth already. In
Jesus Name. Amen