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Genesis 6-9
But with thee will I
establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons,
and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee. Genesis 6:18
Sometimes we face scary
situations, it may be illness, finances, job presentations, all kinds of
things. I remember when our youngest was just a baby. We had two older toddlers
and I was a stay at home mom. My husband had been laid off and we scraped by on
unemployment and odd jobs. His unemployment was just about to run out when he
found a job. He was employed just under ninety days. He came home one
morning while the kids and I were still curled up in bed. He just stood
there at the door of the bedroom. “What’s wrong?”
“They fired me.”
“Why?”
“Didn’t give me a reason.
It’s been less than ninety days so they didn’t have to have a reason.”
There we were with no job
and no unemployment to drop back on. But just like Noah and his family in the
toughest, most scary times, God’s had us in His hand and in His plan. Life
didn’t end because of a life changing experience. God had another plan, a
better plan for us just like He did for Noah.
And they that went in,
went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the Lord
shut him in. Genesis 7:16
God secures His people
even when the world seems to be coming to an end.
And Noah builded an altar
unto the Lord; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and
offered burnt offerings on the altar. Genesis 8:20
As we saw God providing
for our every NEED we were thankful. Just as Noah and his family were thankful
and worshipped God. Their lives had changed but God had them. Just as our lives
were about to change. What seemed bad for the moment was about to be for great
good.
I do set my bow in the
cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
Genesis 9:13
We often see rainbows but
have you ever seen one from the top of the mountain? I once was on the Blue
Ridge Parkway in NC when a rainbow appeared below us. We could see the perfect
circle of the never ending promise of God. Just as husband and wife can look
down on their hand and see the perfect circle of their wedding covenant in the
bands on their fingers, God sees the perfect circle of His covenant in the sky
when the rainbow appears. God gave Noah and his family the task of repopulating
the earth with people who would hopefully obey Him, but whether they did or
not, He had made a promise to never destroy the earth with water again.
As I said, our lives were
facing a major change as well. You see, my husband was not yet a believer, but
he soon would be. The crisis we faced for over two years put a strain on our
marriage but that covenant circle stayed on our hands and reminded us of our
commitment. When he did come to Christ,
it was like the skies parted and the sun shone through. In two weeks he had his
old job back with higher pay than when he was laid off. Within six months we
were building a nice home large enough to accommodate our growing family.
Crisis still come and go. I just have to look up and know God’s got me… us.
Thank you Lord for always being
there for us and seeing us through with Your better plan even when we can’t see
the end of the tunnel. Increase our faith we pray. In Jesus name. Amen.
Won’t you share how God’s
goodness to you is making a difference in your life?
