Genesis 8:1 But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded.
What must it have been like on the ark? Wild animals. Livestock. People. The smells, the noise, must have been overwhelming. Did the humans at least have perspective, thinking, “Well, at least we aren’t drowning like everyone else”?
Genesis 8:2 Now the springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens had been closed, and the rain had stopped falling from the sky.
Did the animals have any clue what was going on? Were they afraid? Angry? Did they feel trapped? Did they have any concept of the fact that the only reason they were still alive was because they were stuck on that boat with all those other animals and people? Did they have any way to gain perspective in this situation?
Genesis 8:3 The water receded steadily from the earth. At the end of the hundred and fifty days the water had gone down,
Precious Savior, Forgive me when I lose perspective on a situation, when I gripe and grumble, not realizing that where You have led me is protecting me from something worse. Help me to seek You and see You in every day, in every situation, in every circumstance. Draw me closer to You. Amen.
Genesis 8:4 and on the seventeenth day of the seventh month the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.
Have a blessed day.