Lifted and Floating
Gen 7:17-18 ‘‘For forty days, the flood kept coming on the earth, and as the waters increased, they lifted the ark high above the earth. The waters rose and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water.’’ Usually at the beginning of a new year, people put pen to paper or thoughts to computer to offer counsel on ‘best practices’ for the new year. Expectations are high, and everyone is hopeful that the new year will bring the best. Be better than the previous. Provide more opportunities. Growing up, as little children we ran down the road in pursuit of the old year to bid farewell and make sure it left empty handed. The bible verses above are quite profound. Read again. The flood ordinarily should have been an agent of disaster, however in this case, as the waters increased, there was a ‘lifting.’ Thereafter there was a ‘floating’ of the ark upon the waters! I