The Opportunity to Repent
Yeah, okay.'€ Read it. The book of Genesis says that God supernaturally had the animals come to Noah. It was a supernatural deal.
And I believe that during that 120 years God was patient. God was giving people opportunity to repent, opportunity to bow the knee. Sadly, they didn't do it. After 120 years, after the animals were in the ark, God told Noah and his family to enter the ark. There was only one door in the ark--remember that; I'll come back to it: only one door€"and they entered the ark. Then the Bible says that God--SLAAM!€"shut the door. Noah didn't. His wife didn't. God€"BAAM!€"shut the door. How many times in my life will I see a door, and I know God's leading me to go through the door? I'll go through the door, but I want an escape hatch here, and Plan B there. God shut the door. He had a perspective and he had patience€"one hundred and twenty years.
The Bible says he spent seven days in the boat, with his family, in the dark, with all those animals, and it hadn't rained a drop yet. Think about it. On this Survivor deal, people were going nuts after just a couple of days. Here's Noah, one hundred and twenty years into the project and for seven days he in the boat with no rain whatsoever. He had a patience, didn't he, that was purposeful. Think about all of those animal sounds. Think about the arguments with his family. Think about the different smells. I won't go on€"you hear me.
They don't give of their ministry anymore. They don't give of their resources to the local church anymore. They just forget Him. They get so mesmerized by the cars, and the clothes, and the homes, and the deals, and the portfolios. The become selfish with everything.
Not Noah. He worshipped God. We must worship God in all stages, in all realms of life. Noah, he had a perspective that's supernatural, a patience that's purposeful, a heart that's grateful.
It's fun to receive an invitation to something that's really cool. You know, when one of those engraved invitations come to your mailbox, that's fun. You open it and go, €Wow, look what we got invited to.
Ed Young Jr stated that man, that'll be cool. What will I wear? I can't wait to see their house.€ You know what you say. Noah received an €engraced€ invitation. No, I didn't mispronounce the word. He received an engraced invitation. His life is a picture of the grace of God.
And I believe that during that 120 years God was patient. God was giving people opportunity to repent, opportunity to bow the knee. Sadly, they didn't do it. After 120 years, after the animals were in the ark, God told Noah and his family to enter the ark. There was only one door in the ark--remember that; I'll come back to it: only one door€"and they entered the ark. Then the Bible says that God--SLAAM!€"shut the door. Noah didn't. His wife didn't. God€"BAAM!€"shut the door. How many times in my life will I see a door, and I know God's leading me to go through the door? I'll go through the door, but I want an escape hatch here, and Plan B there. God shut the door. He had a perspective and he had patience€"one hundred and twenty years.
The Bible says he spent seven days in the boat, with his family, in the dark, with all those animals, and it hadn't rained a drop yet. Think about it. On this Survivor deal, people were going nuts after just a couple of days. Here's Noah, one hundred and twenty years into the project and for seven days he in the boat with no rain whatsoever. He had a patience, didn't he, that was purposeful. Think about all of those animal sounds. Think about the arguments with his family. Think about the different smells. I won't go on€"you hear me.
They don't give of their ministry anymore. They don't give of their resources to the local church anymore. They just forget Him. They get so mesmerized by the cars, and the clothes, and the homes, and the deals, and the portfolios. The become selfish with everything.
Not Noah. He worshipped God. We must worship God in all stages, in all realms of life. Noah, he had a perspective that's supernatural, a patience that's purposeful, a heart that's grateful.
It's fun to receive an invitation to something that's really cool. You know, when one of those engraved invitations come to your mailbox, that's fun. You open it and go, €Wow, look what we got invited to.
Ed Young Jr stated that man, that'll be cool. What will I wear? I can't wait to see their house.€ You know what you say. Noah received an €engraced€ invitation. No, I didn't mispronounce the word. He received an engraced invitation. His life is a picture of the grace of God.