Advent Devotional - 4th Day

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

Written by: Char Klima

Reading: Genesis 6:11-22, 7:17 - 8:12, 20-9:17

Genesis is a book about relationship. God is Creator-in-Chief and we are His creation. It's when we try to swap positions that we run into trouble. God instructs. God disciplines. God loves and works with His creation as a potter with his most precious clay. In the midst of disaster God always makes sure a remnant of creation in which He has so much invested survives. Noah and his family represent a remnant that showed potential, and the flood story with its rainbow ending is God's continuing story of salvation.

God used a beautiful rainbow to confirm the Divine side of this first in a series of covenant promises revealed throughout the Bible. We as Noah's descendants are part of the salvation story. The rainbow pales in comparison to the glorious light of Christ who brought the ultimate promise of salvation to all creation. Thanks be to God.

Let us pray:
Let our sacrifice of praise rise to you, O Lord. You alone sustain us through the floods of this present journey and bring us safely to your side. Amen

Family Moments:

Wednesday: Week 1, Noah The Flood, Rainbow or Ark
In today’s story, we learned that the rainbow is a reminder that God will never again destroy the earth with a flood. Rainbows point to heaven to remind us that God is faithful. After dark and rainy times, we always see the rainbow as a reminder of God’s love for us. Today, make a card for someone who is having a dark and rainy time in their life to remind them of God’s love. Color the ornament and add it to your Jesse Tree.