GOD REMEMBERS

Genesis 8:1 “But God remembered Noah and all the animals in the boat.”

As I left work the other day, I passed one of my coworkers just sitting outside. He had been off the clock for over an hour, so I it was curious to me as to why he would still just be sitting there. I stopped to be sure that he was okay. He told me that their family was currently down to one vehicle and that his teenage daughter had taken the car that day for college. She was supposed to pick him up but never showed. He was concerned and agitated all at the same time. It turned out that she had simply forgotten her commitment to pick him up and had gone with some friends instead. I don’t know what the father had to say to his daughter when she finally showed up, but I’m sure it wasn’t pleasant.

Have you ever felt the same way that the father felt concerning God? Seemingly sitting on the curb in the midst of a frustrating situation and wondering when God is planning to show up. Maybe questioning whether He has forgotten you all together. I know that I have felt that way a few times. If you find yourself in tough times, it can be easy to feel alone. When you feel alone, all sorts of emotions can begin to creep in. Anger, loneliness, hopelessness, frustration, to name a few. We should always remember, though, that is probably exactly how the enemy would prefer us to feel.

Noah sure found himself in a spot that could have left him feeling those emotions. According to bible record, Noah was in the ark for approximately 379 days. One year and two weeks in a boat. The boat that was once the creation of God’s providence and love for Noah and his family was now a place of uncertainty. When would the time come for them to leave the boat? Would the flood waters ever subside? Had God gotten them in that boat and then just forgot? Although Noah was a righteous man, he was still a man. He did not know where he was. He did not know where he would end up. It may have felt to Noah that God had forgotten. But scripture tells us that God remembered. This is not to imply that he had at one time forgotten, but simply that when the moment was right, God moved.

For all of us, this is a powerful example of God’s love for us. God doesn’t forget his people. We are assured in the Book of Acts that “he is never far from us”. Sure we walk in low places from time to time. We struggle through seemingly treacherous valleys in life. It may seem as though God is nowhere around and that He is not coming. But God remembered Noah and the animals. He remembered the animals too.

Remember Luke 12:24… “Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds!”

No matter how long you are where you are, no matter how difficult it seems, God remembers you. He will not forget. He will move for you.