But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided. 2 The fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, the rain from the heavens was restrained. —Genesis 8:1–2 (ESV)
Imagine living in the days of Noah. Think of what it would have been like being part of his family. Perhaps being one of his sons, hearing from your father the words of God spoken and demanding he build an ark to preserve the human race and save what was once called “good.”
Imagine the day, when the rains came, and they did not stop. The storm line did not pass, and the sun did not shine. I think about this because we Oklahomans know rain. We know it because of the current state of things and because of the past. We know wind, and tornados. We know the destructive force of the things we cannot control.
When the waters rise, and when the rains fall, and when they do not stop after a bit, I am always reminded of Noah and his faithfulness. Yes, it is maybe because of my Grandma’s persistence in reading my Bible. It is that combined with years of sitting and hearing God’s Word preached and studied collectively and in quite. It is in these moments like now and because of my Grandma, I remember the words of Scripture, “But God remembered.”
I forget, but God does not. We are distracted from all the things of life. The things that are dull and the things that shine all catch our eye in this life. It is just the way things are, and it is true for every one of us. It is in moments of tragedy and floods and destruction we must remember the promises of God and trust in him. He does not forget, but always remembers his promises and his people.
God remembered Noah, and his family and the animals on the ark. He remembered the earth that he made and all that is in it. God does not get distracted, and is able to handle our messy lives and still hold together the universe by the word of his power. Remember the promises of God and remember the hope of better things to come. Remember that God has not forgotten his people and just as he promised, the water’s subsided.
—Bro. Jesse