Genesis 6:13 So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth.
One of my favorite stories to tell is how I met my husband. It involved 14 interviews across the state, a conversation with a sort-of-friend from college whom I hadn’t talked to in years, a job offer I wasn’t really excited about, a follow-up conversation with said friend, when I’m sure she didn’t really care, a mention of a guy she knew in college who was from the town where I ended up and she *thought* he went back there to teach, finally meeting said guy and saying as first words, “I’ve been looking for you” to this man whom I’ve now been married to for 27 years.
Genesis 6:14 So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out.
My point? Sometimes God works in mysterious ways. Sometimes He seems to be telling us to do things that make no sense–though I’ll admit in my case what He was telling me made no sense because it was absolutely not what *I* had planned for my life. But here I am, all these years later, with a beautiful family, friends I love, and a career that I have really enjoyed, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
Genesis 6:15 This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high.
Precious Savior, Thank You for the plans You have for us, plans to prosper us and not to harm us, plans to give us hope and a future (Jer 29:11). Forgive us when we balk at Your plans–because we are scared, because we have other ideas, because we aren’t listening. Help us to seek You and see You, to listen for You and actually hear You. Help us to root ourselves in You and be open to Your plans for our lives. Amen.
Genesis 6:16 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.
Have a blessed day.