Relate: It’s all gone. Everything. The entire world is just… gone. It’s all covered in water and being tossed about by storm. There are no people left. There are no animals. Even the fish probably aren’t having a very good time of it. There isn’t any land. Anywhere. All that once was is gone. Drowned. But there is this one little brown box bouncing around on top of the waves. Inside that box is the hope of life returning. God remembered Noah.
Israel cries out in desperation. For decades they have fallen deeper and deeper under the thumb of Rome. The best of the local rulers only steal their money then ignore them while jostling with politicians in Rome for a better appointment. At worst… there has been more than one massacre. If that wasn’t enough, every couple years another bandit rises up, calls himself the Messiah and begin starts launching attacks on everyone not following him and leading those that do to their inevitable death. The common man can only take so much. Then, suddenly, a man walks out of the desert. In a land living under the shadow of death, He is the light. God remembered Israel.
God I thank You that You have not left me here alone. I thank You that You have come. I thank You for shining Your light in my life when it was covered in deathly shadows. Help me to remember that no matter what I find in my world, it will not touch me as long as I am found in You.
Whenever I have come close to make that cry, I thank goodness for friends.
Why would we thank a god who drowns everyone and everything except one family! That is far from justice my friend, that is malice, that is genocide that is abhorrent.
If the people of Israel suffered, it was the fault of their god, he never lived to his promises, that is if he exists.
I shared this with a friend that is going through a difficult time. Thank you.
“Then God remembered Noah…” It’s exactly what I wanted to hear right this very moment. Been praying for so long and crying out to God for a certain prayer, at times I felt as if He doesn’t hear or think He has forgotten about me. So thanks for this post, it was such a sweet reminder, that He clearly hasn’t forgotten. God bless.