Noah Persisted

Genesis 6: 5-8

5 The Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind was great in the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually. 6 And the Lord was sorry that he had made humankind on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. 7 So the Lord said, “I will blot out from the earth the human beings I have created—people together with animals and creeping things and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found favor in the sight of the Lord.”

I wonder what Noah must have felt and experienced as the only righteous man on earth; the only man who still followed the path of God.  In a world full of wickedness, what was it like to be the only believer?

I am sure Noah’s neighbors thought he was strange.   I am sure they laughed at his odd religious habits.  I am sure they thought his prayers to God were useless and his worship frivolous and not relevant.

Nevertheless, Noah persisted in his love for and devotion to God. 

Noah’s persistence is a lesson for all Christians today, in this modern world.  The church is struggling and there are fewer believers, but, as Noah knew, God is still present, God is still the same God of creation, and

God continues to offer us His love and His salvation.

May the love of Christ be with you,

Rev. Eric Lanier (Retired)