Sacred Communication: A Disruption to Normality

Sacred Communication: A Disruption to Normality

11/24/15

(Outside Reading)

Recently, I have been reading through the Book of Genesis. This morning, I came upon a story that I have read numerous time: the story of Noah. However, today something different really stood out to me. 

I'm sure the day started just as any other day for Noah- he probably woke up, had breakfast with his family, set off to work as usual, praying and communicating with God along the way. He probably had no idea that this day, his communication with God would alter the entire course of his life- and of all mankind! 

Can you imagine Noah and God's conversation when God commanded Noah to build an enormous ark... in a land that was nowhere near water and had never before seen rain? 

This one instance of sacred communication disrupted all normality for Noah and his family. He and his family had to trust in that short moment of sacred communication. They had to have total faith that God really was the one speaking to Noah- rather than his own voice in his head. 

I have encountered the Lord in multiple ways, and have heard his voice as I pray. However, the words He has spoken to me have been nothing as crazy as this was. 

How incredible was this one man's faith- to hear the voice of the Lord, and despite all ridicule and doubt, to follow Him in obedience-disrupting all of normality along the way.