Somehow the story of Noah's Ark has turned into a cute little nursury rhyme or fairy tale. Sweet little animals marching in pairs enter an ark for a jolly cruise across the ocean with their friends, Noah and his family.
Not so much.
This is a story God getting so fed up with the evil in the world He created that He wipes the slate clean and starts all over again. Many, many, many people died. Innocent children...even babies. Only eight people were saved on the entire planet.
This is not a cute story, but it is a precious foreshadowing of Jesus and how He rescues us from the wrath to come.
When God's wrath was being poured out on the earth because of their wickedness, He welcomed 8 chosen people into the ark that He designed and He shut the door behind them.
He did it all.
The rain fell and the waters rose, but all who were inside the ark were safe.
What a beautiful picture of Jesus. When the wrath of God that we are so deserving of is poured out, those who have believed in Jesus are hidden in Christ, sealed by the Holy Spirit, and safe from the judgment of God - all because Christ experienced it on our behalf.
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