Rain. Wind. Rainbow.
The story of Noah and the flood is one of the first stories in the Bible that involves weather. Noah, a righteous man, walked with God in a wicked generation. The corruption and violence of humanity led to the great flood.
Noah obeyed God’s command to build a giant boat even though it seemed absurd and impossible. He painstakingly followed God’s specifications and gathered his family and two of every animal into it. It was blind faith – for sure!
Then God sent the rain – forty days and forty nights.
Life changed.
Lives lost.
Except those in the ark.
The ark floated on the water for 150 days until a wind blew over the earth. The water receded gradually, and the ark came to rest on Mount Ararat.
A raven and a dove.
Noah waited for God’s signal to leave the ark. After a few times, the dove returned with an olive leaf. Seven more days. Then, God instructed Noah it was safe to enter the new land.
A rainbow.
A promise was made that a flood would never destroy the earth again. It was God’s covenant with humankind. A rainbow serves as a reminder of this covenant.
Lessons Learned
As we endure the Dog Days of Summer, let us learn the following lessons from Noah’s story and apply it to our own lives.
#1. Practice Faith and Obedience in Adversity
#2. Practice Patience and Perseverance
#3. Keep Promises
As we meditate on these lessons, let us breathe in the coolness of God’s
compassion
and
faithfulness.
Let us exhale judgment and resentment.
Let’s look forward to the ultimate promise of a new heaven and earth – together.
Because TOGETHER is better.
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