Get On Board

The Ark is built.

You have heard the warning.
You have prepared yourself.
You have filled your vessel.
You know where your Anchor lies.
But one thing is still missing.

You must get on board.

Noah did not build the Ark to ultimately stand beside it.
He believed God.
He built.
And when the moment came:
he went inside.

“And Noah went into the ark…”

Faith Does Not Stay On The Dock

You can know everything about Jesus without truly following Him.

You can know the Bible.
Study prophecies.
Talk about faith.
Even understand exactly why this Ark was built.

But ultimately, Christ does not just ask for our interest.
He asks for our heart.

When you say:

“Lord, I choose You.”

The Seventh Plank

The rain doesn't have to fall first.
The storm doesn't have to come first.
You don't have to have all the answers first.
The door is still open today.

HOW LONG WILL THE DOOR REMAIN OPEN?

There is a remarkable detail in the story of Noah that is easily overlooked.

Methuselah lived to be 969 years old — the greatest age attributed to any human being in the Bible. When we add together the ages given in Genesis 5, we find that his death occurred in the same year as the Flood.

That does not necessarily mean there is a hidden meaning behind it. But it does raise a powerful thought:

What if the greatest age recorded in the Bible tells us not only something about Methuselah, but also something about the patience of God?

God did not bring judgment hastily.

Centuries passed. Noah was warned. The Ark was built. And even shortly before the Flood, we read of another seven days of waiting before the waters came.

Later, Peter writes that God is not slow concerning His promise, as some consider slowness, but is patient:

He does not want anyone to perish, but wants people to come to repentance.
— 2 Peter 3:9

And Jesus Himself said:

“As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.”
— Matthew 24:37

Perhaps this is one of the most important lessons of the Ark.

The fact that the door is still open today does not mean that the storm will never come.

It may mean that God is still waiting.

But in the story of Noah, the moment eventually came when everyone who was to be inside was inside.

“Then the LORD shut him in.”
— Genesis 7:16

That is why this final plank does not end with fear, but with an invitation:

Do not wait until the door closes.
Come aboard while it is still open.