The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in 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."
Chapter 8 of Genesis provides the account of Noah, his family and the animals at the end of the flood God brought on the earth to destroy all but these few individuals. Humanity had become so wicked in God's sight, he determined to put an end to them. All on earth died in this flood except for what was in the ark God had Noah built.
It begins with the phrase, "But God remembered..." I don't take this to mean that God had forgotten about Noah and now suddenly remembered him, but rather that he was mindful of him and all in the ark. God was bearing them in mind as he brought his destruction of the face of the earth to a close. God was not oblivious to them. On the contrary, he was cognizant of them the whole time they weathered the flood.
It brings to my mind a thought that I'll bet most of us believers have wondered about. It is expressed by David in Psalm 8:3-4, "When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?"
"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."
Chapter 8 of Genesis provides the account of Noah, his family and the animals at the end of the flood God brought on the earth to destroy all but these few individuals. Humanity had become so wicked in God's sight, he determined to put an end to them. All on earth died in this flood except for what was in the ark God had Noah built.
It begins with the phrase, "But God remembered..." I don't take this to mean that God had forgotten about Noah and now suddenly remembered him, but rather that he was mindful of him and all in the ark. God was bearing them in mind as he brought his destruction of the face of the earth to a close. God was not oblivious to them. On the contrary, he was cognizant of them the whole time they weathered the flood.
It brings to my mind a thought that I'll bet most of us believers have wondered about. It is expressed by David in Psalm 8:3-4, "When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?"
God is such a transcendent being: his wisdom, strength and power are such that it can be considered a marvel that he cares about us. His many splendored attributes and perfections can cause us to wonder why he takes note of us at all! Not only was he mindful of Noah and his family, he is mindful of all of us. So much so that he sent his Son to take the punishment for our sins, that he might make a people for himself to enjoy for all eternity!
How wonderful that God has been mindful of us in the low estate of our sin and rebellion against him!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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