Years later the earth was full of evil and violence. God regretted making man and said, “I will wipe off all creatures from the earth.”
Noah, however, found favor with the Lord for he walked with God. So God told Noah, “Make a big boat for I am bringing a flood to destroy all creatures. Bring into the boat a male and a female of every animal.” And Noah obeyed God.
Then Noah, his family, and the animals entered the boat. Rain fell on the earth for forty days and forty nights. The waters flooded the earth and lifted up the ark. All creatures on earth perished. Then God caused the water to begin to subside.
About a year later, God said to Noah, “Come out of the ark. I am establishing my covenant with you that never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth. This is the sign of the covenant I am making: the rainbow. Go be fruitful and multiply.”
After this, Noah planted a vineyard. He drank the wine and became drunk.
Meaning: This story shows us that whereas everything was perfect in God’s original creation, now everything had been marred by human sin and violence. God who is good and just will not allow sinful rebellion to go unpunished. God sent the flood to destroy those who sinfully rebelled against him while saving Noah and his family because of Noah’s faithful obedience. God established a covenant with Noah and all the earth that he would protect and care for the earth.
Noah’s name sounds like the Hebrew word for rest – apparently Noah’s father thought he would be the one to bring rest from the curses, rest from the pain of women bearing children and men working the land. However, Noah’s drunkenness at the end of the story reveals that he is part of the problem, and not the solution, not the promised one who would fix everything. We still await!
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Oh Lord, as Greg and Savannah trust you, walk in Your ways and minister to those You place in their path, I ask for increased wisdom, increased discernment, increased knowledge and increased anointing as they share Your words, Your truths and Your ways. Prepare they way before them and behind them. Give them safe travels. I ask for Your provision and guidance. I ask that You prepare the hearts of those they will meet along the way with dreams, visions, questions and hunger and in perfect timing they would be ready to meet the savior. Oh Lord, make their work fruitful and make their fruit remain. Protect and watch over their health in Jesus name.
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