01/04 Reading - Thoughts & Comments DX3

4-Jan Genesis 7-8, Matthew 7-8, Psalms 16-20, Proverbs 4

Gen 7:1-5 (NIV)1 The Lord then said to Noah, "Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation. 2 Take with you seven of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate, and two of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate, 3 and also seven of every kind of bird, male and female, to keep their various kinds alive throughout the earth. 4 Seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living creature I have made." 5 And Noah did all that the Lord commanded him.

One thing about Noah is that he just kept doing ALL THAT THE LORD COMMANDED HIM!  This guy is a real hero in the faith. When it had never rained, he obeyed and built a boat BY FAITH.  When the world was fully corrupted and evil, he maintained innocence and righteousness.  He took on a massive project that would take decades to complete, spending his hard earned money and resources.  What an incredible icon to follow after.

As a matter of fact, Noah had three things that set him apart from the rest of the crowd.

Gen 6:9 (NIV)9 This is the account of Noah.  Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God.

Noah was RIGHTEOUS.  This means to me that he was RIGHT WITH GOD, or he was STANDING RIGHT WITH GOD.  He stood where God stood on every issue, and in every circumstance. He was an ally, a friend, a loyal follower, and a RIGHTEOUS man.

Noah was blameless among the people of his time.  No one could point at Noah and complain about him, or say of him that he was corrupt, a bad man, a thief, etc.  He was pure and innocent among the people of his community, and he represented a good man and a good life.

Noah walked with God.  He was friends with God, and He included God in everything he did.  He followed God, and pursued where God was going.  Because of these three things, Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord, and God assigned him to take the genetic code, the seed and plan of God, into the new world after God would destroy all creation.  Noah was chosen by God, and you can be chosen also!

With the help of the Holy Spirit, through the blood of Jesus Christ, you and I can display these same three qualities in our lives.  We can walk in RIGHT STANDING WITH GOD, we can BE BLAMELESS AMONG THE PEOPLE OF OUR TIME, and we can WALK WITH GOD every day.

Are you ready to take God's promise into a new world, and into the next generation?  Are you ready to be chosen by God to receive the whole world as an inheritance, freely given  to you without opposition of any earthly force?      

Tomorrow's Reading:
5-Jan Genesis 9-10, Matthew 9-10, Psalms 21-25, Proverbs 5