The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and
majestic in his radiant 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 that he decided to put an end to them. All on earth died in this
flood except for what was in the ark God had Noah build.
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 mindful of them the whole time they weathered the flood - as he is
of all things.
It brings to my mind a thought that I'll bet most of us believers have
had. 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 at all.
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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