Noah's Faith Condemns the World - "Just as the Days of Noah Were"

Jesus Christ said: "Just as the days of Noah were, so the presence of the Son of man will be." (Matthew 24:37) Today, Christians are likewise preachers of righteousness, urging people to repent.  (2 Peter 3:5-9) Given that analogy, we might wonder what was going through Noah's mind before the Deluge.  Did he ever feel that his preaching  was useless?  Was he tired at times? The Bible does not say. We are simply told that Noah obeyed God.

Do you see the relevance of Noah's situation to ours? He obeyed Jehovah despite opposition and hardship. That is why Jehovah Judged him righteous. Noah's family did not know exactly when God would bring the Deluge, but they knew that it would come. Faith in God's Word sustained Noah through years of labor and what may have seemed to be fruitless preaching. Indeed, we ware told: "By faith, Noah, after being given divine warning of things not yet beheld, showed godly fear and constructed an ark for the saving of his household. and through this faith, he condemned the world, and he became an heir of the righteousness that is according to faith." - HEBREWS 11:7.

How did Noah acquire such faith?  He evidently took time to ponder over everything he knew about Jehovah and let himself be guided by that knowledge.  Undoubtedly, Noah talked to God in prayer.  In fact, Noah gladly devoted his time and loving attention to his household. This included caring for the spiritual interests of his wife, his three sons and his daughters-in-law. 

Like Noah, true Christians today know that Jehovah will being an end to this godless system of things. We do not know that day or hour, but we realize that imitating  the faith and obedience of this "preacher of righteousness" will result in "the preserving alive of the soul." - HEBREWS  10:36-39.

Next time: Noah's Faith Condemns the World -Did It Really Happen? 

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