Go Into The Ark, You And Your Whole Family 59 [Gen 7:1-16] / Anne's Faith Column

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Go Into The Ark, You 

And Your Whole Family 59

[Gen 7:1-16]

/ Anne's Faith Column 

 

 

/ By Priscilla 

 

 

Before God sent rain

on the earth for forty days

and forty nights,

 

 

 

Noah brought into the ark

several pairs of animals

according to their kind

   along with his whole family. 

 

 

 

God determined to destroy

the world where sin

was widespread

 

 

 

and rampant, and had the

entire family of Noah,

who feared God, build the ark

as He instructed them to.

 

 

 

And when they completed

the ark, God commanded him

and his whole family to

enter the ark.

 

 

 

Moreover, we can see

God's intention to preserve

all kinds of living animals,

livestock

 

 

 

and every kind of bird,

in male and female,

under His plan to wipe

 

 

 

His mankind and

all living creatures

 from the face of earth. 

 

 

 

How would God feel

when He decided to send

rain on the earth forty days

and forty nights

 

 

 

and completely wipe out

all mankind and all living

creatures that He had

created?

 

 

 

Man's plans and hearts

were wicked enough

to grieve God.

 

 

 

How could we humans

like dust and ashes guess

the heart of God who

lamented this?

 

 

 

However, from a human

point of view, I can't imagine

how much my heart would

hurt if my child were in

such a situation.

 

 

 

At this moment today,

the Lord also commands us.

 

 

 

Heavenly Father said,

'Go into the ark, you and

your whole family.'

 

 

 

He wants us to fully obey

and fulfill the Lord's

will and word.

 

 

 

In other words,

above all else, the church

should firmly establish

the function of the ark,

 

 

 

and God tells us,

His children, to enter

the church, which is the

ark of Jesus Christ.

 

 

 

God tells us to enter the

church where Jesus Christ

is the ark and the center,

 

 

 

so that families, neighbors,

and the world must also enter

the church that is the ark

of Jesus Christ.

 

 

 

Someday the Lord will

come again and command us

to gather and bring all those

who have ears into the ark,

 

 

 

where the work of salvation

will be accomplished until

the believers are raptured.

 

 

 

God tells us to properly

teach those who have been

called (ecclesia) by

God's choice

 

 

 

in a dark world so that 

they can dwell in the work

of which they are sure.

 

 

 

And God tells us to

diligently proclaim

the 'good news'

 (εὐαγγέλιον)

 

 

 

and bring them into

the ark and gather them.

 

 

 

Therefore, by God's grace,

we, who have been his children

first, must diligently spread

the gospel around us

 

 

 

and rescue unbelievers

before the door of

salvation is closed.

 

 

 

In this way, we must

become God's workers

who are able to awaken

and bring up those who

will enter the ark.

 

 

 

Therefore, we who

have received God's command

must be willing to participate

in God's clear work of salvation

 

 

 

in obedience, just as Jesus did,

no matter where we are,

in season and out of season.

 

 

 

Therefore, in order to

carry out God's will,

 

 

 

we must not neglect keeping

our hearts alert while

following the path opened

by Jesus' sacrifice.

 

 

 

Therefore, we must faithfully

pursue God's salvation work

according to God's holy

command on earth

 

 

 

that has been planted in our

hearts as His children.

 

 

 

And we must do our best

to fulfill the mission

entrusted to us until Jesus,

who is my ark and my savior,

will come again.

 

 

 

Prayer

 

 

 

Lord.

 

 

 

I'm not good enough

to carry out the mission

entrusted to me,

 

 

 

but, I want to follow

the orders that you have

given me through your

obedience, relying on

loving grace of you Jesus.

 

 

 

I am just thrilled that

you have me participate

in the work of salvation.

 

 

 

But I believe that

while you use me,

the light of the Lord will 

shine on through me.

 

 

 

I hope that you will

lead me to become a true

disciple entering the ark

of salvation!

 

 

 

 

 

2009/12/25

 

 

 

/ By Priscilla