Seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights...
Genesis 7:4 NIV
Never before in the human history had it rained. Not in Noah's 500 years, nor in the generations before Noah.
God was bringing something new.
And it took one person to remain completely faithful to God's call on his life. He spent 75 years building a boat to save the world from something beyond its experience.
All God asked was that Noah followed His instructions...and that's all he asks of us...will we do that in 2017?
Love God
Love people
If we are faithful maybe God had something completely new in 2017...
#lessonsfromNoah
#2017
#resolution
...four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They couldn't bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus... Mark 2:3-4 NLT Great account of inventiveness and determination to get their friend to see Jesus. Love this. Do you wonder about the back story? Are these the same 4 people who bring this man food? Take him to the toilet every day. Clean him up. Does he live with one of them? Are they family? Are there whole families or groups of people in the background who have supported and cared for this man? A group of children who grew up seeing their parents love in action? Probably. Healing Help Hope These things are found in community. These 4 guys are the heroes here. The upfront people. One day it will be interesting to see who the background heroes are. #loveinaction #community #inthistogether #walkingeachotherhome #gospelofmark
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