I have always thought that Noah was safe inside the Ark because he built it according to God's specifications.
I thought that perhaps it was the strength of the gopher wood and the soundness of the architecture that ensured that the waters of the flood would not come into the Ark.
But yesterday, I encountered a verse that shifted this whole paradigm.
Listen to what Genesis 7:16 says "The animals going in were male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. THEN GOD SHUT HIM IN”.
Don't miss this, even after Noah had built the Ark, it was God Himself who shut him in, in order to shut out the waters of the flood! Oh may God Shut you in!
In other translations this verse says "The Lord sealed them inside"! May the God I serve seal you inside His Ark of protection!
It is not the fact that you have locked your house that keeps you safe at night, It is not your good driving that keeps you safe on the road, neither is it your healthy eating habits that keep you healthy. Only God can shut you in, and shut out the devil that is seeking to devour you! "Oh God shut us in!
Father we pray for our children, that in the midst of Blessers and molesters, God shut them in!. Keep out the flood waters of abuse, rape, drugs, murder, car accidents, disease and death, Oh God shut us in! " God, shut me in!"
Be blessed, not only today but always