How would your family react if you told them God has requested for you to build an ark? Not a small little raft but a vessel that is 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet tall. How would you respond? This is what it means to have faith like Noah. Last week my wife and I had the opportunity to visit Ark Encounter, a life-size replica of the ark that Noah built. It was magnificent to say the least. As you make your way through the exhibit there are displays everywhere to help you understand how this boat operated and survived. Displays that included many of the animals on board, the living quarters, and also some recreations of the working gardens and kitchens used to prepare food.
The part that struck me the most was the door. One of God’s specific instructions for Noah was to build a door in the side of the Ark. This door is where everyone would enter the boat and be saved from the flood. Everyone outside of the Ark perished. This door represents a lot of things in my life that I have passed through. By God’s grace and mercy He has rescued me and allowed me to walk through that door many times. I believe that each day we have an opportunity to open that door and receive His blessing, some days are easier than others but I know I want to be on the “right side” of the door if the flood ever comes again. In order to do that we must have Faith like Noah.