Complete Obedience

 Scripture:

“Noah did everything just as God commanded him.” ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭6‬:‭22‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Observation:

This simple verse is placed where God told Noah to build an ark. Noah was about 500 years old when he was told to build an ark and he worked on it for about 100 years. He was definitely 600 when the flood came. He had to make a major life change when he was 500 years old. He was told to build something for an event that had never happened before. He was going to be ridiculed for working 100 years on something that had never been necessary before, but this verse says that he did everything just as God has commanded him.

Application:

Sometimes what God tells us to do makes no sense. Sometimes He tells us to do things in our older years that may not seem right to those who are around us. Our job is to do what Noah did and completely obey the Lord. My job is to do everything the Lord commands, whether I understand it or not. I want to be the person who does what the Lord says and not what makes sense to people.

Prayer:

Father, help me to walk in complete obedience to Your call and purposes for my life. Help me to say yes to You no matter what You ask. Help me to finish what You desire for me to do so I can hear well done when I see You face to face. I long to walk in complete obedience and not in what man thinks is right. Show me how to walk this way and lead me in the direction You want me to go.

Your Son,

Jeff