When God called Noah to build the ark, there are 2 passages in the Bible often overlooked, Genesis 6:14 and Genesis 6:22. One of the most essential components to enabling the ark to continue floating after the flood was the pitch. This tar like substance served as the covering to waterproof the seams of wood on the ark.
However, covering each and every seam required a high attention to detail, on the outside and inside of every piece of the ark where the gopher wood was attached. I’m sure there were times that Noah felt like cutting corners or he didn’t have the energy to do a thorough job on each seam. Any compromise to any section of the ark would result in a titanic like disaster, resulting in the death of the human race.
According to the end of Genesis 6, Noah did everything just as the Lord commanded. Each human needs to follow in the steps of Noah, covering the outside and inside of their lives with the pitch of the Holy Spirit, Romans 8:9-12. We can’t do one side without the other. If we just cover the outside of our lives, we are fooling those around us. If we fail to cover the inside, our soul with the Holy Spirit, we are fooling ourselves. As the apostle Paul says in Romans 13:12-14, we must put aside our deeds of darkness, clothe ourselves with the armor of God by covering ourselves with Christ.
by Jay Mankus
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