Genesis 7 and 8
Matthew 4
Genesis 7:5 And Noah did all the the LORD commanded him.
Genesis 7:17 For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and as the waters increased they lifted the ark high above the earth.
Matthew 4:1-2 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.
Matthew 4:10 Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'"
Forty days and nights of trusting the LORD for all provision - in a flood unlike anything seen before - in the wilderness without food...some days I waver after 40 minutes - 40 seconds on particularly yucky days - and try to take back control. Forty days and nights - that would be from tonight until June 19...doing all that He commands, worshipping and serving Him only. June 19.
Tomorrow's reading:
Genesis 9 and 10
Matthew 5
Obedience is what struck me this morning. Looking back a little bit, here are some Genesis quotes about Noah:
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*Noah was a righteoud man, blameless in his time
*Noah walked with God
*Thus Noah did; according to all that God had commanded him, so he did
*"For you alone I have seen to be righteous before Me in this time." (God to Noah)
*Noah did according to all that the Lord had commanded him.
Now skip to Matthew:
*Immediately they left their nets and followed Him (Peter and Andrew)
*Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him (James and John)
I'm with you, Sharon...40 minutes is a long time to be completely obedient! I don't know that any of the above comments could be written about me. Maybe I'll just take one hour at a time. I'll work on getting through breakfast with God's help and see how I do...
When you see the cute little nursery themed depictions of Noah and the animals in the ark, they are look like they are floating along on some little happy pre-Disney cruise. In reality, it must have been terrifying. Can you imagine the sound of the water tearing down trees and homes? Or the screams of people and animals trying to run and hide and then drowning? Then wondering, is it ever ever going to stop? And when it does stop --- then there is the total isolation. The only thing keeping you all alive and out of the water is this piece of wood. Then as weeks turn into very long months trusting that God has not forgotten you --- floating out there all alone.
ReplyDeleteLacey - you're reminding me that I need to insert all of my senses when I read...so much more vivid.
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