Jan. 28, 2009 - The True Noah
"And in the warning given to Noah, there is a more solemn warning given to us, to flee from the wrath to come, which will sweep the world of unbelievers into the pit of destruction. Christ, the true Noah, which same shall comfort us, hath by his sufferings already prepared the ark, and kindly invites us by faith to enter in. While the day of his patience continues, let us hear and obey his voice." Matthew Henry's Commentary It's amazing to me how I can read something so many times, yet never consider something about the passage until someone else points it out. Having been a Christian for almost 20 years now, I don't remember ever thinking about CHRIST being the True Noah. Not in the sense that Matthew Henry described above. JESUS really has done the work for us. Not only did HE labor physically for us as Noah did to prepare the ark, but HE also endured the ridicule and the scorn for us as Noah did while he was constructing this live-saving device. CHRIST really has done all the work for us. All we have to do is accept the invitation to "enter the boat" to escape the coming deluge. Perhaps that is why we are so slack to urge others to enter. We have not labored as CHRIST has; we have not endured the scorn and ridicule that CHRIST has. As we tell our children that they will value something more when they have to work for it, so we would value our salvation more if we truly had to stand up for it. LORD, I don't necessarily want to invite persecution upon myself, but I do want to value my salvation. I don't want to take it for granted. I don't want to keep it to myself. I don't want to watch from the "helm of the boat" as others I know and see around me are consumed by the "flood" that is to come. Open my eyes, LORD. Help me to see. Help me to work, to labor, to warn, to speak the truth to those around me. Loosen my tongue as YOU did for Moses.
*Post A Comment!*