I have always thought that Noah was safe inside the Ark because he built it according to God's specifications. I thought that perhaps it was the strength of the gopher wood and the soundness of the architecture that ensured that the waters of the flood would not come into the Ark.
But today I encountered a verse that shifted this whole paradigm. Genesis 7:16 says "And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the Lord shut him in." Don't miss this: even after Noah had built the Ark, it was God Himself who shut him in, in order to shut out the waters of the flood.
In other translations, this verse says "The Lord sealed them inside."
May the Almighty God seal us inside His Ark of protection.
It is not the fact that you have locked your house that keeps you safe at night, it is not your good driving skills that keep you safe on the road, neither it's your healthy eating habits that keep you healthy. Only God can shut you in and shut out the devil that is seeking to devour you.
Father, we pray that is we walk into the streets and as we drive on the roads, Oh God shut us in. Father, we pray for our children in the midst of dangers and molesters, you will shut them in, keep out the floodwaters of abuse, rape, murder, accidents, diseases, and untimely death. Oh God shut us in, shut us in your Ark of protection, into your Ark of compassion.
May God shut us in as we obey Him and trust His word.
In Jesus name, Amen!
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1 Peter 1:5 ... Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.❤
