OCTOBER 10, Genesis 8:1-3

One very important word in today’s text is “remembered”. God remembered Noah, his family, and the living things that were in the Ark. The flood was a great punishment from God as He had to cleanse the earth of all the sin and sinners. Was it an easy choice for God? I guess God did not like to do it but He had to for the sin in the world was too great to bear. That is why He sent the flood. But He remembered.

Think of the time you parents disciplined you when you did something wrong. The punishment could come in various ways, and punishment is always to teach children something. And no matter how long the punishment may appear to be, it will end.

This is the same case for what we read in these three verses. God remembered the people and animals and knew that they had to be let out of the ark and set foot on dry ground.

So God again did some miracles. The verses tell us that He caused the “fountains of the deep” and “windows of heaven” to close up and the torrential rain and flood stopped. What amazing powers our Lord has. What endless mercy our Lord has.

Eventually, the water level lowered and the ark landed on a mountain. And Noah and family as well as the animals could leave the ark and return to live their normal lives on earth.

As God saved Noah and family because they believed in Him, God will also save you and me if we believe in Him and have Jesus as the Lord and Saviour of our lives!

Thought: My God is a God of mercy.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for stopping the waters so that eventually, Noah and his family could leave the ark and live their lives on earth. As I read of how merciful You are, I want to thank You for also being merciful to me. As You preserved Noah from destruction, You would also protect me from the destruction in hell. Thank You so much, in Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.