Not Out Of BUT Through

TOPIC: Endurance

SCRIPTURE: "...when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through the water." (I Peter 3:20)

OBSERVATION: The thing that grabbed my attention as I read over this verse was the phrase, "they were brought safely through the water".

APPLICATION: In thinking through what that actually means for us a few things came to my mind.
1st
Yes they were protected
Primarily because Noah obeyed the Lord
continually for close to 100 years

2nd
That indicates to me
that God expects us
to partner with Him
In this case specifically
I believe without Noah partnering
with God by doing his share and building the ark
He nor his family would have been protected
when God 's wrath was poured out

3rd
Though protected
they still had to endure
the consequences
of others sins.

SIN
Affects
Each
&
Every one of us
NEGATIVELY

In this case they were in that ark
for over a year
What patience
We, like Noah,
must trust God to give us patience
as we go
THROUGH
difficult times

PRAYER: Father God, thank you for bringing this to my attention. I am constantly amazed, that in the same way a picture can speak a thousand words, you can use, like in this case, one word, to speak volumes to me.