The Ark

Just the other day, I was watching TV and movie came on called Evan Almighty. If you have never seen this movie, it is based on the story of Noah’s Ark. I had only seen this movie once before, and I guess I wasn’t thinking deeper into it when I first saw it as I did today. As I watched it for the second time I began to see the exact resemblance to this story. I have heard the story of Noah’s Ark since I was a little kid, but I never related to it as much as I did now.

As most of you know the story of Noah’s Ark is based on God’s observation of the corrupted Earth. He saw that the Earth was filled with violence and in result decided to destroy all life. He knew that Noah was a righteous man and walked with God, so God gave him instructions to build an ark, in which he was to bring two of every kind of animal and his family. Once the flood came and left, God commanded Noah to leave the ark. Noah offered a sacrifice to God, and God resolved to never again destroy the Earth. God established his covenant with Noah, his sons, and with all living things and placed a rainbow in the clouds.

Now this sounds like a simple story, all the guy had to do was build a boat, gather some animals, and hang out on a boat until God told him to get off. Sure Noah was a believer and follower of God, so this process and willingness to do as He commanded should have been easy. But if you think about it today, God commands us to do little things for His glory and we so often just push it aside and say we will get to it later. If Noah would have said “Hey God, I’m kind of busy this week. Let me get my personal things done first and then I will see if I can get to it next week.” Noah, his family, and the animals would have been wiped out in the flood as well. God was ready to destroy the Earth and He will do what he commands when He commands it.

I challenge you, as well as myself, to look and listen for those things, both little and big, that God needs you to do for Him and not push them to the side. We are living here for Him and to bring glory to His name. Be like Noah, a righteous follower of God who will never think of himself higher than others, but willing to serve anywhere that is needed. And as the movie says "The way to change is world is by doing one Act of Random Kindness (Ark) at a time"