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Daily Devotion: Genesis 6:17-18

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Genesis 6:17-18    "And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.  (18 )  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."

God was very specific in giving detailed plans to Noah for building the ark. It took him 120 years to finish the project. Can you imagine all the things he had to endure while maintaining his determination to build the ark? No doubt, people would make fun of him as he was doing the work. "Hey Noah, what are you  building?.... (Noah) I'm building a boat... (People) that's a mighty big boat. Where are you going to float it?.... (Noah) It's going to rain and God is going to flood the earth.... (People) Rain? What's rain? I've never heard of that before.... (Noah)  Water is going to fall from the sky and the earth is going to be completely covered with water."

Can you imagine 120 years of that going on in the life of Noah? Yet, Noah remained faithful. For all those years, we read concerning him, "And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him." (Genesis 7:5)  Though people did not understand and they probably made fun of him and certainly talked about him for all those years, Noah remained faithful unto the Lord. Shouldn't that be what each of our lives are all about?  God brings events into our lives that others cannot understand, or will not try to understand, yet God is faithful to His promises to us and we are to be faithful to Him.

Notice something that God said to Noah that is very important in verse 18: "But with thee will I establish my covenant..."  A covenant had been made even before God said, "Let there be light."  A covenant had been made that in the fullness of time, God would send His Son into the earth that redemption would be accomplished for His people. That covenant was first communicated to Adam concerning the seed of the woman. (See Genesis, chapter 3.) Now as all flesh would be destroyed, God is maintaining the promise of redemption by preserving Noah and His family. As we look back and realize we are all a part of Adam's race, we can also see that we all came through the family of Noah. Jesus' lineage came through Adam, but He also came through Noah.  Yes, God is faithful. Though He was grieved in His heart at the state of mankind, He would not forget His promise of redemption through Jesus.  God is faithful to us.  "Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him."  Shouldn't we also be as faithful as Noah?  Follow the direction of the Lord for our lives. 

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