October 29, 2010 And The Rains Came 1

In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, on the seventeenth day of the second month on that day all the springs of the great deep burst forth and the floodgates of the heavens were opened. And rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights.

Good Friday Morning to you from our beloved earthly home here at the Southern Location of the North Pole. Yes, I saw Batman and Robin, a few witches, and some ghosts at the end of our driveway last night as the children came to pick up candy... I confess I had to purchase that candy, peanut butter cups three times before last night because I ate most of it. I was sitting in the back of one of my hearses and the kids came to "Santa" early. Yes, the kids in this neighborhood know that this old Santa is real and loves Jesus. Just so you know, I NEVER fix my hearses up for this empty hotdog holiday, I belong to the professional car society and we just do not do that. (empty hotdog = Hollow Weiner). Ok folks, next holiday, November 11th Veterans Day. And today, well, it is the first day of the rest of your life so let's get it done right. Let's pray for all those who go out and work the fields of Harvest, and let's go out ourselves and get working for Jesus telling the Good News to all creation as ordered, commanded by Jesus (Mark 16:15).

And The Rains Came 5: Genesis 7:1 - The Lord then said to Noah, "Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation. 2 Take with you seven of every kind of clean animal, and a male and its mate, and two off every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate, and also seven of every kind of bird, male and female, to keep their various kinds alive throughout the earth. 4 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 creature I have made. 5 And Noah did all that the Lord commanded him. (NIV)

Genesis 7:11 - In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, on the seventeenth day of the second month on that day all the springs of the great deep burst forth and the floodgates of the heavens were opened. 12 And rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights. (NIV)

And The Rains Came, and came and came. Genesis 7:17 - For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and as the waters increased they lifted the ark high above the earth. (NIV)

Ok, let's review the scriptures of today. First I notice that once again The Lord was talking to Noah. Brothers and Sisters, I can't tell you this too often, The Lord talked to Adam and Eve, to Cain and Able and to Noah and his family. Now He also must have talked to the animals because they came to the Ark, Noah did not need to go and fetch them. Then The Lord "commanded" Noah "Go into the ark." And of course God told Noah again whom to take on board, and while most people think he only loaded his family and two of each animal, and bird, a male and female, God also told Noah to take seven of the clean animals, a male and his mate. God also ordered on board seven of the birds, making sure there were males and females. Why seven of the animals and birds? And notice it said seven of the clean animals. Why? Food, my dear friends, food. Noah and his family had to eat and so did the animals.

Now here is something that really stands out to me... Noah, now six hundred years old, did everything the Lord commanded of him. The Lord commanded and Noah did it all, EVERYTHING THE LORD COMMANDED OF HIM. The Lord has commanded things of us, but gave us free will to do as we please and a lot of times we have pleased ourselves and sort of forgot those commands of our Lord God. "Sort of forgot?" No, we have been out and out sinners! What would have happened if Noah did not listen to God and obeyed His orders? The earth might not have ever been again. But Noah listened and all that God wanted on the Ark were on, the door was closed, and the Flood covered the earth, and all mankind was wiped out except those in the Ark.

Next week we find out how long Noah and all were on the Ark and how the New Earth would get a restart. Today we end with the biggest boat of that time floating on the surface of the water... All on board safe, THANKS TO GOD. The others on earth, gone, why? because of their sin!!

Dear Father on earth, we are indeed sinners and we need to be forgiven. Lord, thanks for the messages of this week on Noah and his family and how the animals even listened to You. Lord, I pray today that we all will follow your commands and listen to You always, and Lord, for that we really do need Your help. Help us to walk with Jesus daily and when we slip, please help us right back up, help us to repent and get back in step with You... In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.

Now go forth, sharing with others from your mass collection of blessings and after you share from them, God will bless you even more... Love Ya, Pastor Dan.

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