Genesis 7:23; Every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out; men and animals and the creatures that moved along the ground and the birds of the air were wiped from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those with him in the ark. Noah was a righteous man, and he loved God very much. He was willing to look like a fool and get teased over and over by those he love for the sake of obeying God. He built an ark, exactly the way God told him to, and took care of all those creatures. He was responsible with what he was given.
Am I responsible like that? If God told me to do something that seemed ridiculous like that, would I do it? Noah lived in the desert. It was not like he had a house by the lake and was nonchalantly building a boat. He was building an ark large enough to fit more than one of every kind of creature (other than those under the sea) inside of it. He had to fit enough food to keep them all healthy and alive. That was a big task. And he succeeded in accomplishing it as God told him to.
Would I? Would you? God with give us all a task to carry out. It bothers me when people say, "God will not give you more than you can handle." Because the truth is, he will. He gives us more than we can handle so that we will call out to him for help, and he will be able to rescue us and prove to us his awesome power. If we were able to do everything by ourselves, we would become prideful, arrogant people, and God loves a humble spirit and a contrite heart. He wants us to ask for help and trust that he will in fact help us.
Whatever it is you may be going through, call out to God and tell him you need help. One of the three hardest things to say is, "Help me." Trust that the maker of the earth will take care of his child. Have faith, and believe, and he will amaze you far beyond what you could ever ask for or need.
~Daughter of the Light
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