Jun 24 - HIGHER AND HIGHER

“The flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth” (Gen 7:17).

When Noah obeyed God’s Word and entered into the ark, it gradually lifted him up from the earth. This is amazingly true in our spiritual life also. Our ark is Christ. As we respond to the gospel-call and enter into Christ or, as Christ enters into our life, He lifts us up from the earthly sphere to heavenly heights. The higher we rise, the smaller the things of the world seem. The things of the earth no longer seem glamorous and attractive. Things which once held us in allure now hold little appeal for us. “The more of heaven we cherish, the less of earth we covet.”

 The more the ark was lifted up, the higher Noah went. Similarly, the more we lift up Christ, the more we are lifted up for the glory of God. We become the light of the world, a ‘city set on a hill’; seeing our light men glorify the Father in heaven (Matt 5:14,16).

 “The mountains were covered.” As we go higher in our spiritual life, the mountain–like problems that once loomed large disappear from our view. Our life is now a joyful song – a song of worship, praise and adoration.

– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion