Simple Obedience

" Noah did this; he did all that God commanded him."

Genesis 6:22

 

We read in the previous verses of how God saw that the wickedness of man was great and he wanted to destroy them. And Noah found favour in the sight of God. So God gives Noah this whole set of things to do. Lets read verses 14-21 , "Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch. This is how you are to make it: the length of the ark 300 cubits, its breadth 50 cubits, and its height 30 cubits. Make a roof for the ark, and finish it to a cubit above, and set the door of the ark in its side. Make it with lower, second, and third decks. For behold, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven. Everything that is on the earth shall die. But I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall come 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 according to their kinds, and of the animals according to their kinds, of every creeping thing of the ground, according to its kind, two of every sort shall come in to you to keep them alive. Also take with you every sort of food that is eaten, and store it up. It shall serve as food for you and for them.”"

 

Now seriously this is a lot of instruction. And its not like its an instruction like , "Ok go here and tell this person to repent" .. This is a lot, build an ark and also the specification for the wood and the size and the number of decks and then He spoke of how two of every sort of living thing were to be kept in the ark alive ! I mean seriously imagine if God told you this ... would you have a million question marks above your head ?

 

But here is the best part, verse 22 , " Noah did this; he did all that God commanded him." 

 

We have the living word of God... How are our hearts postured today ? Are we those whom God can say "he did all that I commanded him" , "she did all that I commanded her"  ? Its not complicated. God is looking for simple obedience

 

God Bless