“And it came to pass in the six hundredth and the first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry” (Gen 8:13).
There was a period when the waters increased and prevailed continually, and also a time when it decreased gradually. In our Christian life also there are times when trials abound and times when they seem to cease. Let us take heart; our sufferings will never continue indefinitely or unreasonably.
It was indeed a pleasant surprise for Noah to observe one fine morning that all the waters had vanished and a “new earth” had appeared. It was on the first day of the first month, on that unforgettable New Year’s day (Gen 7:8,13). Yes, soon there is going to be a New Era when all our waters or tears will be wiped away and New Earth, New Heaven and New Jerusalem will appear.
That was the day when “Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked.” How joyous will be that day when we see our Lord face to face and the covering of the ark or the veil on the face of Christ is removed! “We shall see Him as He is” (I Jn 3:2).
Child of God, rejoice! Rejoice in hope. Hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end. “That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: Whom having not seen, ye love; in Whom, though now ye see Him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory”(1 Pet 1:7,8).
“O what a day that will be
When my Jesus I shall see
When I look upon His face
The One Who saved me by His grace;
And when He takes me by the hand
Leads me to the Promised Land
What a day, glorious day that will be!”
– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion
It was indeed a pleasant surprise for Noah to observe one fine morning that all the waters had vanished and a “new earth” had appeared. It was on the first day of the first month, on that unforgettable New Year’s day (Gen 7:8,13). Yes, soon there is going to be a New Era when all our waters or tears will be wiped away and New Earth, New Heaven and New Jerusalem will appear.
That was the day when “Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked.” How joyous will be that day when we see our Lord face to face and the covering of the ark or the veil on the face of Christ is removed! “We shall see Him as He is” (I Jn 3:2).
Child of God, rejoice! Rejoice in hope. Hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end. “That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: Whom having not seen, ye love; in Whom, though now ye see Him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory”(1 Pet 1:7,8).
“O what a day that will be
When my Jesus I shall see
When I look upon His face
The One Who saved me by His grace;
And when He takes me by the hand
Leads me to the Promised Land
What a day, glorious day that will be!”
– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion
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