Sunday, February 23, 2014

The Darkness Of Faith

Genesis 7:17, 19, 23, 24         For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth… and all the high mountains under the entire heavens were covered… Every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out; men and animals… Only Noah was left, and those with him in the ark. The waters flooded the earth for a hundred and fifty days. 


God removed hope from anywhere but Himself. There was no hope for any living thing outside the ark. The flood waters covered all the earth.

This story does not mean that God has forgotten Noah and the others on the ark. For those who are trusting in God they will find comfort and hope in trusting. In relationship to Him they know their present and their future are secure. The danger and darkness around them does not minimize God’s love and his presence in their trouble.

This scene shows us the patience in Noah’s character. In humility and dependence he awaits God. Patience is not the same as endurance. Endurance can be stoic and is often seen as a physical stamina to withstand. Patience is grounded in love. It is waiting the return of someone who had been present or close. It is in complete trust that love is nurtured. Noah waits for God’s time in perfect confidence.

The lesson for us in our awaiting God is that we await him in faith and childlike trust. When God comes is of less importance than is our awaiting Him. The greater importance for us is that we walk with Him by faith as we wait. What matters is that we maintain our childlike attitude and trust in His promise. When He finally arrives, his arrival will be as natural to us as a sunrise and as a rainbow.



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