Genesis 7
People of the Ark
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The Lord then said to Noah,
“Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation."
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If you were building a boat--a HUGE boat--in the middle of the desert, don't you suppose the neighbors would notice?
Noah and his family were marked.
They were... different.
They were people of the ark.
They couldn't hide that.
They bet their lives on that boat, and they were marked by the ark.
No one knew there was a storm brewing, but they knew those folks were different.
The storm of covid is abating, but there are still foul winds blowing through our world.
Lots of people are shouting about them.
A few of us have bet our lives on the old ship of Zion.
It marks us.
It makes us different.
There is nothing we can do to hide that.
We are marked by the ark.
No matter what storms roll today, there is still no place I'd rather be.
You and I have been marked by the ark.
We are different.
Don't even try to hide it.
Trust the old ship of Zion.
It has sailed many a storm, and it will deliver you safely through this.
Have mercy on those who are facing the storm alone.
Invite them onto this old Gospel Ship.
There is always room for more people of the ark.