Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Genesis 8:13-22
by: Leota Stevens.
What would your first words have been upon leaving the ark, if you had been in Noah’s shoes? Mine would probably have resembled Mel Gibson in the movie Braveheart, as I ran down the gangplank yelling, “FREEDOM!!!” Thankfully, Captain Noah was more dignified than that. His example is one from which we can all learn. Here was a man of advanced age who had been through an incredibly harrowing experience. The world as he had known it was gone and the future was uncertain. Did he panic? Did he complain? Did he consult a psychic? No! This man built an altar to God and made a sacrificial offering to show his profound respect and admiration for the Lord of Life.