Noah’s Ark and the Great Flood

God saved the just. Wickedness destroyed. HIS liking never changes.

In Genesis 6-9, we learned that God had arranged raining for 40 days and 40 nights to flood the earth because violence and wickedness of man were great; no living creatures could survive except those in Noah’s Ark.

God is omnipotent. HE creates the earth and of course, HE has the power to destroy it. The great flood is a wondrous work of God. The flooded scale was exclusively large that water covered all grounds. God is full of goodness and loves the just; hence, HE saved Noah and his family by instructing him to build an ark beforehand.

                                                                                                    

Nobody knows God’s plan unless HE tells the chosen person. Violence and evils won’t save people when God strikes HIS fatal blow. We are under HIS full mercy and the criteria to be saved are clear – obey God and be righteous.

Noah has faith in God. He listened and did exactly what God required him to do. Imagine what a big and strong ark Noah had to build to hold his family and many other species on the earth. It took time, patience, hard work to have the ark prepared.

Besides the ark building, organizing the animals into the ark and keeping them well together were all wondrous works of God. God could make Noah understand HIS will; the animals on board must have the same understanding from the great creator. By doing God’s will, humans and other animals managed to stay together in the ark for a long time in peace. If any killing happened, a species might extinct.

Noah prepared enough foods and drinks for all living creatures, but staying in the ark for a long time required good sanitation and mental stability to overcome the anxiety aroused by the confinement. The whole deliverance is full of wonders. With God’s help, the difficult tasks are all achievable.

God loves man and we can trust HIM to deliver us from dangers. Noah was thankful to God. He built an altar and worshiped God. Blessings came after the deliverance. God set a covenant with all flesh that is on the earth, with the rainbow as its sign. HE blessed Noah and his sons, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.” HE never withholds blessings to us but we must behave ourselves to deserve them.

God wants us to prosper, not to extinct. And it takes at least two (male and his female) to do so. Marital bond, this basic interdependent relationship is highlighted for all living creatures.

Let’s pray to God:

Our Father in Heaven, praise to Your omnipotence and loving-kindness forever.  Thank you Your bountiful blessings to us. Pray that You will strengthen us to live upright even the world is full of evils. Help us be just, like Noah, and be good enough to please You. In times of difficulty and danger, please deliver us so that we won’t perish but keep glorifying You in our lifetime. Amen.