The Flood!

Ok, so I just got done reading Genesis 6 where God called Noah to build the ark. Wow, what an amazing task that was at hand for Noah. This reading really hit home with me today. As we think about Noah and all that he did with the ark. Noah was a farmer by trade as scripture says that he was "a man of the soil." I often wonder what it must have been like in the town that Noah lived in. It was probably a lot like the town that I live in (Fluvanna), small town where things are pretty simple but the people who live here are complex and do a variety of things with their lives. People who live here are doctors, lawyers, construction workers, school teacher, preachers, and students in school. I cannot help but to wonder how it must have been as people began to talk about what Noah was building. The people must have laughed and hurled jokes at him, but Noah continued to build until one day it started to rain (man I was able to fit that in again). That's how it is in our lives we go different places and do different things and people may laugh at us or hurl jokes at us because we are Christians, but I believe that if we live out our faith like we are called to do in the book of Hebrews then people will start to catch on and the explosiveness of Christianity will spread like wild fire. I believe that for far too long we (including me) have said and acted one way on Sunday and then go and do what we want to do every other day of the week. I believe that some people think that it's alright to do what you want during the week, when I believe that if we are "souled" out to Christ that it would effect every aspect of our lives. I don't know maybe I'm on my soap box but I am ready for people to be what they say. If you are not a Christian and you live and say that then I have no problem with that, at least I know who and what you are and have a starting point to work with you, but people who claim to be Christ followers and yet don't even begin to TRY to act like it something is wrong with that. I don't know let me know what you think!

Trying to Grow with You,
Chris