So they go into the ark, and they're in there with all the animals and it's loud and cramped and uncertain, and surely the neighbors are watching and wondering what's going on... and for 7 days, nothing happens.
I've never noticed that before (which is a good reason to keep reading Scripture, because you notice things you haven't seen before). They're in the ark, and they're just waiting. God told them to get in the ark, but maybe it's sunny and 70 outside and Noah's thinking he could have squeezed in a few rounds of golf while he waits. Or maybe they're thinking they could have looked harder for the unicorns. Or maybe they're starting to wonder if the whole ark wasn't a giant waste of time and resources, and if the neighbors are laughing, perhaps they're on the brink of abandoning it all?
We don't know what those 7 days were like, but I'm guessing there have been times in your life when you know what that felt like. When you were waiting. Maybe you're there now. We think we know what's going to happen, but God's timing is different than our own. So we're just waiting.
What's the old saying -- God is never late but always on time. But God's timing and our timing... they don't always line up. We want immediate action when we step into the ark. We want immediate answers to prayer.
Sometimes we're left to wait.
But don't leave the ark. The rain is coming.
Don't give up on God. God's still at work, even if it feels like you've risked everything to build a boat and you don't see any clouds.
God is here, and God is faithful.
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