Quote for the Day

“By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen…”

Today's Prayer

This week pray for your family and their relationship with God. Ask God to touch each family member with His gentle hand this week, and draw them closer to Himself. Call others in your family and pray with them this week asking God to touch them in a special way.

Hebrews 11:7

Hebrews 11:7 (NIV)7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

Message

Do you want to see the future? Most of us are very anxious about tomorrow (and the many days thereafter), but few if any would really trade the act of living one day at a time for knowing exactly when and how they would die! God gave Noah a unique view of the future. He gave to Noah the knowledge of what would happen in about 100 years, and Noah was given a very specific plan to deal with it. So what did Noah do? Genesis tells us, “Noah did everything just as God commanded him.” Noah acted on the command of God. God was asking Noah to fulfill God’s will NOT Noah’s will. God was for Noah the resources necessary to make the ark and gather the animals. It was by God’s power that Noah responded to and fulfilled God’s request. This is the relationship God desires to have with YOU! He is showing us in Hebrews and throughout His word by the examples set forth that: • He sets the agenda,• He IS the energy, power, materials and whatever else is needed to accomplish His will,• He simply desires us to be the vessel of His will.• We seek Him and He rewards us! Is this your life, or are you still trying to accomplish God’s will on your own power? God knows the future, and He has a plan for you in that future. He has the tools and equipment needed to execute that plan. He needs you to be available to Him, relax in Him, and allow Him to be your functional life. The future will resolve itself for you just as it did for Noah and in a much shorter time, as Noah lived 950 years and spent 100 of those years building the ark!Over the next few weeks as we travel through Hebrews, I plan to add a few Psalms along the way as they reinforce our relationship with God.