StormProofSýnishorn

After spending well over 350 stuffy, endless days in the ark with lions and hyenas and magpies, Noah and his family were nearly free to begin living on dry ground once again. 

As you become aware of the closing chapter of your storm, take time to rejoice in all that God has done for you in the midst of it. Don’t miss the opportunity to gulp in the fresh air of the new beginning God has provided just for you. 

The wait Noah and his family experienced before they could leave the ark must have seemed unending to them, and yet they stayed inside the vessel until God said, “Go out of the ark.” Waiting for the timing of God is often one of the most difficult parts of a storm that assails our lives. However, you can be sure that God will speak to you at just the right time and give you instructions about your “new beginnings party”! 

The very first action that Noah chose to take after disembarking from the ark was to build an altar to the Lord! God remembered Noah, and Noah remembered the Lord! Noah didn’t bemoan the fact that he had no house to live in or complain about the lack of cultivated fields; he expressed his gratitude to the God who makes all things new. 

And then, as the great “Amen” to the flood, God gave a visual demonstration whose sign would serve as a reminder in all the ages to come that He had made a commitment never again to destroy creation with a deluge. The visual demonstration of God’s eternal promise was a rainbow. 

We serve a covenant-making and promise-keeping God! As you leave behind the havoc that a storm has created in your life, remember that God keeps every promise He makes. He is a faithful God who is true to His Word. He will always have the last word, and it will always be a good word! We may never completely know the purpose of the storm we go through, but we can know that God always keep His promises.