January 3- The Flood

Genesis 5:1-7:24
Matthew 3:7-4:11
Psalm 3:1-8
Proverbs 1:10-19

In Genesis 6 & 7 I notice the story of Noah and the ark. Noah is a neat Biblical character that amazes me. I am amazed at his age (that's an old fellow). It amazes me how Noah took on such a mammoth task of building a boat to house the world's animals. Besides all of that, I am really amazed that Noah remained true to God in a world where he stood alone as righteous. Most of the time I need someone else around me who is also faithful. Without good coworkers in my corner, history has proven me to be quite weak. I can't imagine doing it alone. Noah did it alone. Noah lived a righteous life when the world decided to abandon God. That's more amazing than building a boat! More amazing than putting two of every animal in an ark is the fact that Noah did so in a generation where everyone else was wicked! That's the kind of man this world needs. We need men who will say to family, neighbors, and friends "It doesn't matter what they are doing. It doesn't matter who says 'it's OK.' It doesn't matter if everyone else is against me, because I'm going to do the right thing!" We need more Noah's in this world. However, that's the catch... the reason Noah is Noah is because there aren't more Noah's (that's a mouth full). In other words, the key to being Noah is to live righteously even when others won't. That's the guy I wanna be. That's the guy we should strive to become.