Post 16 "God Remembered Noah"

We could call this a prelude to Chapter 8 of Genesis. It is after the judgment of the earth and Noah has been upon the waters for about 5 months. I can imagine that a little fresh air about now would be very welcome.

Before we go into the chapter I wanted to note the first line "And God remembered Noah..." Isn't it a nice thing when people remember you? I'm thinking of birthdays and anniversaries and such, or a card at Christmas time. God holds the world in His hand and people sometimes have trouble remembering Him in their thoughts. Some even deny that He exist or want to take shots at the Bible to discourage those who believe or would believe if it were not for all the doubt that is strain around. There are, no doubt, those who believe, as the devil does, and want to do as much harm to God as possible before their day comes. I have to be honest, I do not understand some of those attitudes. For example, if someone does not believe the Bible, why do they spend a lot of their life trying to discredit something they do not believe? Is it that they are concerned about humanity? Is it that they are mad at the very God they deny exist? How can you be mad at someone who does not exist? I am not trying to be mean. Obviously, I believe the Bible is true and that Jesus is the way to heaven. It is easy for me to believe that God made it all and that He loves me. Sometimes, I am afraid, people equate the bad things that happen in the world with God letting down humanity. Satan is very much alive and, for now, has certain freedom to cause havoc in the world. Sin thrives in the world. A majority of the people turn their back on God or do not have time for him. In this situation, there is still grace for those who choose to accept it. Remember we talked about freewill earlier. God's plan for salvation works in this world like the ark worked during the flood. He gave seven more days for people to choose to get onboard. During this time, the world was still evil but there was grace offerred. Today the world is an evil place but God's plan is at work to give people the opportunity to be saved from the judgment that is to come. Sin must and will be judged but still there is grace. It will be too late when the time of grace is over and the door is shut. Then comes the judgment. Noah's ark is an example to us.