Tuesday, January 26, 2016

When God says Flee... (or float...)

Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the earth was filled with violence. And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. And God said to Noah, “I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch.  (Genesis 6:11-14 ESV)
Sometimes in scripture people had to flee because they had done evil (the Fall, Cain, Cities of Refuge, etc.).  But many of the events were actually opportunities God gave His people for good - the Ark, the Exodus, etc.)  At times, God wants us to be around to see what He has done - to survive the disaster so we see more fully His sovereignty, His grace, and His plan for His people.  So he calls on us to flee - to move out of our comfort zone for our own good, to leave what we see as security, but is really a time-bomb waiting to explode.  It takes a lot of sensitivity to His voice to know if it is our fears or guilt, or His voice speaking to us.  The point is, we need to be prepared to hear and obey. We don't want to miss the boat, the pilgrimage, or any other journey He has in mind to get us to the other side.

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