Noah and the ark
I know you must have heard this story, at school. but, I feel it does us good to look back at this story every now and again in our lives. Noah, was a righteous man, he was Living, with lot of wicked men, who they had turned, their backs on God. So, the father God, decided, to send the big flood, that could, wipe out the human race. Noah, had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: with their wives, were the only ones, who tried, to live their life, in the correct way. How about this, for believing, in God. God told Noah, to build something, that would float, on the water, the only trouble, was Noah, did not live anywhere, near the water, now what would you do. Remember, Noah lived before Jesus, so he did not, know anything, really, God take his time, and God favorite word, is wait, because God wants the best, for our lives, God has perfect timing. So Noah started to build, the Ark, when we talk about, Don’t Give Up, then Noah had that quality, have a guess, just how long, Noah, took to, build the Ark? I will tell you, in a few moments time. The ark is to be three hundred cubits long; fifty cubits wide; and thirty cubits high: Make a roof for it, leaving below; the roof an opening; one cubit high; all around: Put a door in the side; of the ark; and make lower; middle; and upper decks Now. The Ark needed, to be quiet, big when you think, all the animals, had to, fit in there 2, of each kind, so that they could, make a new population, of animal, after the flood, everything was completely lost, during the flood. While Noah, was building, the ark people, who lived, around Noah, could not understand, Noah, at all I, can imagine, people stopping to, take a look, at Noah, and wondering, what that thing, was really for. People are funny animals, and yes that does include me. What would you do?
Would you take the micky, out of a man, who was doing something, a bit different, or would you just ask, what he was doing? Maybe, asking that question, could have, saved somebody life, people get worry, about asking questions, in case they get, the wrong answers. Earlier, I asked you, how long it took, Noah, to build the Ark? Well; the answer shocked me. First; I will tell you they did live longer, in these days. I thought, I had patience and perseverance, it took Noah about, 150 years, to build the ark I just thought, wow, when I thought, I needed to wait for three years, to live with Jen, I thought, that was bad enough.
Noah had to do, a lot of hard work, every day for a long, time God told Noah, to get, 2 of every animal, in to, the Ark, people think, the animals walked, in to the ark, 2 by 2, sadly, for Noah, and his family, it did not, quite happen like that, so Noah, and his family, needed to, catch them. I imagine, for the people watching, it would have been crazy, to see Noah, and his family, trying to catch the animals, people must have asked themselves, what they were doing?
When Noah, and the animals, were in the ark, God, sealed the Ark, Noah, waited patiently, for the rain, it was very heavy, Noah could, hear the rain it lasted, for 40 days, and 40 nights, when Noah could hear, no more rain, he sent out a dove, to see if the land, was dry, the first two times, the dove, came back without, anything, but the third time, the dove, went out it came back with, a leaf, from a tree but Noah, did not do, anything until God, told him to. It was many, years later when God, told Noah to come out, of the ark. The things, I would like, to bring out, of the Noah story, are to be patient, and only do, what God tells, us to do. Until the next time, goodbye.