Friday, February 21, 2014

The Call Of Hope

Genesis 6:8-9              But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord… Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God.


The amazing thing here is that no sooner had God lamented the creation of mankind and their fall into sin and depravity than we have the announcement of one who had found favor with God, Noah.

One of the first things said about Noah is that he walked with God. Wouldn’t you like that on your resume, written by God himself? To be someone who walks with God is to be someone who lives each day in continuous faith. Faith in God builds character. It builds a person who is first of all recognized by God. The world may not take notice of you, but God would never miss you. In the world around us there is nothing that can compare to it.

The world prides its people on self-reliance, perseverance, courage, physical strength and wealth. But the exercise of these things is not faith. It is the trials and tests of faith that are more precious than refined gold, so Scripture says. Faith will never exist in us without the element of temptation.  It is doubtful that any child of God ever gets through the trial of his faith without being horror-struck at some point. What God does allow to befall us does come as a blow to us. Our immediate response is usually that we were not deserving of such a hurtful trial.


Spiritual character is only developed as Noah’s was – by standing firm and faithful to God’s character. This is done despite the discomfort and confusion that often accompany the arrows of the evil one. To walk with God by faith is to walk without the aid of godless resources and people. Walking with God by faith will build character and reliance on Him as we live each day to His glory.

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