Seven Day Waiting Period
Noah and his family had no doubt spent years building the ark. Now Noah and his family were inside the ark and the Lord Himself had closed the door. The waiting now began. For seven days Noah and his family waited. And waited.
I wonder what went through the mind of Noah during these seven days of waiting? Did Noah wonder whether God would be faithful to His promise? Did Noah ever fear his labor had been in vain? These seven days of waiting must have seemed like an eternity! But finally, any questions Noah might have had were answered as the sky began to grow dark and the rain began to fall. The waiting was over!
As Christians today we too are in a period of waiting. According to 1 John 3:2 (NKJV), “… it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.” Yes, someday we are going to see the One who walked up Calvary’s hill for us. We are going to be changed as the “mortal puts on immortality” (see 1 Cor. 15:53). We do not yet know what we shall be, but we know “we shall be like Him.” We then shall be taken to that “city of gold” whose “builder and maker is God” (Rev. 21:18; Heb. 11:10). But this is something for which we must wait! We must also sometimes wait for God to answer prayers in our lives. Sometimes He responds to our prayers by saying “yes,” at other times “no,” and then sometimes “later.” But whatever the answer, we must be willing to wait for the Lord to bring about His will in our lives.
“But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
they shall run and not be weary.
They shall walk and not faint”
—(Isa. 40:31).
Noah was a man who waited on the Lord and so must we! Think about it.
—Gaylon Williams
Broad Street Banner
I wonder what went through the mind of Noah during these seven days of waiting? Did Noah wonder whether God would be faithful to His promise? Did Noah ever fear his labor had been in vain? These seven days of waiting must have seemed like an eternity! But finally, any questions Noah might have had were answered as the sky began to grow dark and the rain began to fall. The waiting was over!
As Christians today we too are in a period of waiting. According to 1 John 3:2 (NKJV), “… it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.” Yes, someday we are going to see the One who walked up Calvary’s hill for us. We are going to be changed as the “mortal puts on immortality” (see 1 Cor. 15:53). We do not yet know what we shall be, but we know “we shall be like Him.” We then shall be taken to that “city of gold” whose “builder and maker is God” (Rev. 21:18; Heb. 11:10). But this is something for which we must wait! We must also sometimes wait for God to answer prayers in our lives. Sometimes He responds to our prayers by saying “yes,” at other times “no,” and then sometimes “later.” But whatever the answer, we must be willing to wait for the Lord to bring about His will in our lives.
“But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
they shall run and not be weary.
They shall walk and not faint”
—(Isa. 40:31).
Noah was a man who waited on the Lord and so must we! Think about it.
—Gaylon Williams
Broad Street Banner