I was feeling a bit "blue" over the past several days. It seemed that everywhere I turned something wasn't turning out as I planned or liked -- increased car insurance premiums and Internet fees, van window that shattered, cut in pay for one of my jobs, etc. I woke up this morning feeling discouraged and overwhelmed. As I sat down for my quiet time with God I asked Him to encourage my beaten down heart.
In accordance to my scheduled reading plan, I opened my Bible to Genesis 8 and the very first words I read were "But God remembered Noah".
Have you ever just sat and thought about the situation Noah and his family were in? They had just spent 150 days in a relatively cramped environment. Sure, the ark was big but when you added two of every living creature I'm sure it didn't feel like a Carnival Cruise ship. And I can't imagine how awful it must have smelled!
I often picture these men from the Bible has being super heroic and thus not feeling the same human emotions I feel. But I don't think they were super human, they got discouraged and irritated just as I do and Noah may have been thinking "When will we ever get off this cramped and smelly boat?".
So when I read that God remembered Noah, it encouraged my heart immensely! The same God of Noah's time is still the same God of today. As I read those words, I felt as if God was actually saying to me "But God remembered Jennifer".
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13:8
If you're discouraged today, give your cares over to the One who loves you and cares about every little detail, major and minor, that concerns you today!
But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. Psalm 86:15
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. I John 3:1a
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