Dear Noah—
What happened?
In reading about your ark experience, it says of you:
- That you “walked with God.”
- That you were “a righteous man.”
- That you “did all the Lord commanded” you.
Amazing!
I’m humbled by the long track record of your complete obedience and in awe of your guts and grit in building that ark. Such a long track record of good and godly faithfulness—and all of it lived in full view of your three sons and their wives.
After spending nearly a year in that ark enjoying God’s supernatural protection and provision, Noah, you got drunk and behaved badly. For whatever reason, your son Ham made light of your foolish (and naked) state, which is a story of its own.
Yet my concern is not so much about what Ham did, but about what you did. What happened that you let down your guard? Why allow this stain on your character?
Please understand that I’m in no position to judge. I wouldn’t want my sins recorded in a book for all to read, either. It’s just that you were doing so well.
I see a lesson here:
Great men with a great record of righteous obedience are yet capable of a great fall. So, take great care of your soul, great care of your heart, and great care of your actions.
That’s it for now, Noah. I’m going to talk with God.
O, Lord,
I am warned by Noah.
A great accomplishment for God in the past does not negate or even minimize my capacity for failure in the future. Truly, I must be sober, vigilant.
O God, help me in the guarding of my endlessly wayward soul.
Amen!
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
1 Peter 5:8
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