Don’t Miss the Boat
Many people have a picture of Noah’s ark as being a small boat crammed with animals. That is wrong. The ark was a huge barge-like boat. It was designed to survive the most terrifying storm in history. It had no means of propulsion, nor did it have a rudder. It was powered and guided by the Creator of the universe. The most amazing fact of all is that when the rain came, the Ark was not crowded. It was only about one-third full.
Yes, when the storm broke, the Ark was sixty-six percent empty. Why was the boat so large? Well, only because God had designed it so that many people could have been saved. It took Noah one hundred years to build this boat. While he was building the ark, he was also preaching. Noah prophesied that the storm was coming, but no one listened. He proclaimed that the door was open and whosoever would could come in. But nobody came. Everybody made fun of Noah’s preaching until the rain came and God shut the door.
What can we learn from all the empty space on the ark? We can understand that salvation is available to everyone. However, no one will force you to get on the boat. The story of Noah’s Ark is about mankind rejecting God’s offer of redemption. It has never been God’s will that people should perish. He has always offered a way to be saved. Noah pleaded for the people to come in. They refused, and God shut the door. There was plenty of room in the ark, but the people chose to stay outside, and they perished.
Because of the great Love that God has for us, He has expended the riches of His mercy on us. Jesus Christ is our Ark of salvation. His arms are open wide. The Lord is saying Whosoever will, may come. There is plenty of room. He wants to carry you to the shores of eternal life. We do not know when the door of opportunity will be closed, so you need to get on board. One day the ship will sail, and you don’t want to miss the boat.
Douglas & Deborah Huff
From Down Where the Pavement Ends
Email- douglas@pavementendsministry.com
From the Bible
“And God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Make yourself an ark of gopherwood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch.
And this is how you shall make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. You shall make a window for the ark, and you shall finish it to a cubit from above; and set the door of the ark in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third decks. And behold, I Myself am bringing floodwaters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die.
But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall go into the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. And of every living thing of all flesh you shall bring two of every sort into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female. Of the birds after their kind, of animals after their kind, and of every creeping thing of the earth after its kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive.
And you shall take for yourself of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to yourself; and it shall be food for you and for them.” Thus Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so he did.”
Genesis 6:13-22 NKJV
https://bible.com/bible/114/gen.6.13-22.NKJV
a timely reminder that “now” is the time for salvation . that door God closed may have weighed 12 tons – don’t wait .