When the Son of Man appears, things will be just as they were when Noah lived. People were eating, drinking, and getting married right up to the day the flood came and Noah went into the big boat.
They didn't know anything was happening until the flood came and swept them all away. This is how it will be when the Son of Man appears.
Two men will be in the same field, but only one will be taken. The other will be left. Two women will be together grinding grain, but only one will be taken. The other will be left. So be on your guard! You don't know when your Lord will come. Homeowners never know when a thief is coming, and they are always on guard to keep one from breaking in.
Always be ready! You don't know when the Son of Man will come.
Matthew 24:37-44
When God told Noah to build the Ark and Noah obeyed the people must have thought that Noah was crazy. Of course there was water deep enough to float the Ark, but that water was far away from where Noah built it. Either the boat had to be taken to the water or the water had to be taken to the Ark. The water finally came and the world knew that Noah was the only one on earth prepared to weather the storm.
When you like Noah hear the Word of the Lord, you will be tempted to think you are crazy. But when you obey the Word of God the world around you will think you have lost your mind.
If you want to know how you are doing with God, take the world's sanity test. If you pass the world's test, then you are in trouble with the Lord. If you are walking each day with Jesus you will be very "out of step" with the world.
Noah lived the first part of his life looking toward the salvation that God had planned for Noah and his family. Every day Noah shaped and fastened the wood of the Ark so that he would be ready when the time came for the boat to float!
When I see a rainbow I am of course reminded that God promised not to destroy the earth again by means of a flood. But I am, and should be warned that God will bring destruction on this evil and corrupt world. A day of judgment is coming, and may be coming soon! The Good News is that Jesus Himself today is the Ark and if we are in Him we are safe from the storm that may soon be here!
Thank You Jesus! Amen.
WOW. I just read that yesterday... and it caused me to do some pretty serious praying concerning several people who may miss the boat.
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