Noah’s Revival

If the whole world denied God, would you remain faithful? Let's look at Noah's answer to this question in Genesis 7.

Noah’s responsive hearers were only the members of his own family. Revival elsewhere was refused, because people just did not want to listen. Was “a preacher of righteousness” (2 Peter 2:5) largely rejected? Ignored or mocked, “Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God” (Genesis 6:9 NKJV) and a comforting part of his ongoing conversation with God was being told, “you are righteous before Me in this generation.” (Genesis 7:1)

What is the lesson for us? Will our generation tune out God’s offer of revival too? People ignored God’s warnings by focusing on the ordinary events of life. Will our generation also shut their ears and evade the truth; “as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all” (Luke 17:26-27)?

What can lonely Christians learn from Noah? Can we be strong, when we are the only one in our neighborhood that believes and obeys God? Lonely Christians exist all over the world. Christians in many countries are persecuted, facing loss of income, ostracism from their families, imprisonment and even death. Learn to stand for what’s right, even when all others do not. From the beginning, righteous people have often had to stand alone. Noah was a preacher of righteousness, but his preaching was obviously ignored by all except his own family.

Rejoice, lovers of God, focus on your family.