This story draws a comparison to our lives and the “storms” that we experience. What lessons can we learn from how Noah followed the Lord through the storm?Any thoughts to share? Please chime in...
Noah and his family may have desired to stay in the ark rather than venture out into a new world. Are there areas that God is calling you to, but you have not yet left the safety of familiarity?
Noah’s first reaction after this encounter is to make an offering to God. What does this teach us? What is your first reaction after “riding out the storm?”
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Genesis 8
We talked about the continuing saga of Noah and the flood.. Here's the podcast. Here are the discussion points that we talked about:
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Sorry that I kinda sucked a little at having a clear point when I was talking during the discussion on Sunday...I tend to do that a lot. Anyway, I just talked to another friend who just seems to want something to be corrected. Who wants God to bring them through the situation. Who wants to know why God allowed this to happen. But first of all, look at Noah. He knew why God was bringing the flood - because people were really bad. But he didn't know why certain little things were happening...why he had to just sit around...why God was allowing the flood to last as long as it did (pretty sure anything living before the flood was dead after a week)...and why God decided not to continue his pre-ark conversation with Noah once the flood hit. But he endured. I'm sure he worried. I'm sure he became desperate (e.g. sending out the raven and dove). But he endured. And God spoke. And God reconciled. Time doesn't heal all things. But God heals all things in time.
Also, sorry about my harshness in saying that "God will never give you more than you can handle" is a bunch of crap. I just feel that it is a misleading interpretation of "No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it." Anyway, there are my cyber thoughts. Chew 'em up.
okay.. so this took me forever to write because I tend to ramble on and on and I had to cut a lot of my ramlbing down to what is now the following: So I think it is awesome that we are taking a deeper look into the flood story because I can truly relate to the idea of struggling through a storm. What I really wanted to share last Sunday hit upon the last question... what is your first reaction after a flood? Well..in Noah's case and I think for most people... you celebrate.. you praise.. but this is where you should be the most careful.. So that you stay humble! Don’t think the flood is over and everything is peachy keen all over again. God is still God of the storm as He is God of the sunshine. He can still send down the rain (maybe not physically) but definitely spiritually! I believe He sends it down to humble us. For me.. this is good. I need a daily storm (as much as I hate admitting it). I tend to plug my ears when the storm comes. But I shouldn’t. Rather, I should embrace it because the flood is a perfect opportunity for God to shed me from my selfishness. That’s what it’s all about.. Being humbled when the lightening strikes. Being humbled when God brings you out of the storm. And once again.. Being humbled when another storm comes after the one you just got out of. This cycle is a vicious one. But I might add.. that I believe the act of enduring the flood is faith. This is crazy! Faith is a crazy concept for me but I’m so glad we are looking at this story because like so many people have said already.. This is a faith story..all the way. So yea.. life is a vicious flood with every opportunity to be faithful through it. Ahh!!!
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