Tuesday 28 July 2015

The sun will come out

And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. – Genesis 8.20-22

The first thing Noah did when he came off the ark was to worship God. The first thing God did was to say that until the earth came to an end things would continue on. Crops would grow and be harvested. Seasons would come and go. Day and night would continue on and on and on.

Noah did the right thing. He set a pattern for us as well. No matter what happens our attitude and our actions should manifest worship toward God. He is, after all, in charge.

But what I really like is the promise at the end. Until the earth passes away to be replaced by a new heaven and new earth day is going to follow night and the seasons are going to come around every year. God is going to keep the earth spinning and He is going to keep it in orbit. He is still in control.

The sun will come out tomorrow.

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