And Noah Did All That The Lord Commanded Him
“Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation. You are to take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate; a pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate; and seven pairs of every kind of bird of the air, male and female, to preserve their offspring on the face of all the earth. For seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living thing I have made.”
And Noah did all that the LORD had commanded him.” Genesis 7: 1-5
“Everything that breathed and lived on dry land died. 23God wiped out every living thing on the earth—people, livestock, small animals that scurry along the ground, and the birds of the sky. All were destroyed. The only people who survived were Noah and those with him in the boat. Genesis 7: 22 -23
God always makes a way of escape for His people.
When a believer turns into a pillar of salt or is swallowed by a whale, it is usually because “Commandments” were trifled with.
Scripture says:
“Before I was afflicted, I went astray.” (I chose my own way). Psalm 119:67
“Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, That it cannot save; Nor His ear heavy, That it cannot hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; And your sins (doing things my own way) have hidden His face from you,” Isaiah 59: 1-2
Noah and His family were locked down for 371 days. In those 371 days everything outside their temporary home was destroyed. Yet Noah and His family were saved. The instructions may look stupid, but it can save you. Handwashing and times of isolation or lockdown were not invented by man. Isaiah 26:20, Exodus 12:22
Some have argued with the fact that the order to stay at home was given by the Government therefore they will not obey.
BUT DO YOU KNOW THAT IF THE CHURCH HAD BEEN THE ONE THAT ORDERED THIS LOCKDOWN, BELIEVERS AND OTHERS WOULD STILL HAVE FOUND PLENTY REASONS NOT TO OBEY? TRUE? YES!
God’s way of escape is usually found in His Commandments. Beyond what He is saying through the Goverment/ Authorities, there are other instructions which are being issued by our Spiritual Leaders. Obey, and you shall live. You and your family in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Shalom.
Pastor Edwin George Okor (JP)
Your Global goodwill Ambassador to Israel.