Genesis Eight….(v.1-22) Wait and Still Wait.
Verses 1-22….
Noah and all the life with him were in the ark for just over twelve months (verse 14). For just over five months the waters kept rising, then the rain stopped and the tide started to drop. Seven months after Noah went into it, he felt the ark bump into something hard and it stuck fast.
Noah kept looking out and three months later he could see the tops of the mountains again. What a day that would have been! But it was not God's time to leave the ark yet. Noah had learned through the years to WAIT until God told him to move.
But that didn't stop him testing what was going on and he sent a raven out which didn't come back. So he sent a dove and it returned, and a week later he sent it out again. This time it came back with a green leaf in its beak. But it still wasn't God's time….the plants and grass had to grow again to give the animals enough food to survive.
At last the day came…..what a day of rejoicing that was! Noah was full of thankfulness and praise to God as he took some of the "clean" animals and birds to make a sacrifice to Him (verses 20-21a) which God accepted. This gave God much pleasure and He said that He would never again destroy the earth in such a way.
Noah learned as he walked life's way, To obey his God from day to day,
We too must walk, for God WILL lead, As we look to Him and His Word read.
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