I’ll let a picture be a thousand words this week. We had several artists (adults and students) go to Africa to paint a mural for the Community Hope School in the city of Windhoek. Kathy Fincher named the painting “The Call.” I’ve never really thought much about the animals being called by God to get on the ark. I’ll bet none of them argued like we often do… they just did what their Maker said. I guess that’s what separates us from the animals… God gives man the option of saying ‘no’. Noah said ‘yes’ to God and in “holy fear” obeyed his Creator. “By faith, Noah, when warned about things not seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.” Hebrews 11:7
Though he lived in an evil world, Noah “walked with God” and he and his family were saved. How we must walk with God in this present evil world! Jesus reminds us of Noah as He warns us to watch for Him. “Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.” Luke 17:26-27
Jesus is our ark… the only safe place!