January 03, 2020: SOAP #3683:  Genesis 6-8; Luke 3

Scripture:  Genesis (NIV) 6:9 This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God.

Observation:  What a great witness the Bible gives of Noah—he walked with God.  To me this speaks of an on-going relationship.  They did not just visit once in a while, but were regularly together.  They were comfortable in each other’s presence.  One was not trying to run away from the other—they walked together.  They walked together and became familiar with each other.  They knew what each other liked.  They could share their deep concerns with each other.

Noah’s relationship with God gave God reason and hope not to destroy all the earth and start over.  In Noah, God could see what he had planned for man.  Noah’s relationship with God gave God hope that a distant day would come when there would be a people known as the church which would be the body of Christ, the temple of the Holy Spirit, and the family of God!!!

It would take many years and tears, much trouble and struggle, but through Noah, God could see that it would be worth it!

Application:   I want to be one who walks with God.  I want God to be encouraged by my relationship with Him.  I want God to be able to look through me into the future and see what pleases Him.

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, I want to be one that walks with you.  May the quiet and alone times in my day be times that you enjoy because in them we walk, and we talk together.   Amen

Pastor Leon
Making friends for time and eternity!