The Lord shut him in.

“In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark; They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort. And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life. And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.”

The Lord prepares for trouble ahead of time but the solution isn’t always apparent until the need arises. The Lord knew that the Flood was coming and that everyone outside the ark would be destroyed in the Flood. He gave Noah enough time to build the ark and to collect all the animals and bring them to the ark so that they earth would be filled with food and supplies for the people that God saved from the Flood. However, Noah just did what the Lord commanded him without really understanding what he was doing. He didn’t know about rain and he hadn’t heard about the fountains of the deep. However, he built the ark and collected the animals then God shut them in the ark and the rain began on the same day. God doesn’t always give us clear and complete instructions as to the detailed applications of His plans and strategies for it is important for us to have faith. Without faith it is impossible to please God (Heb 11: 6). However God has no intention that we wander around in His world. We are not lost and hopeless. Faith gives substance to the things that we hope for and evidence to the things that we do not see (Heb 11: 1). Noah had faith and that is why he obeyed the Lord and did what He commanded. We can have faith today and go forward in confidence even though our human imagination may tell us otherwise. God is faithful and that is the true foundation of our faith (1 Corinthians 1: 9).

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(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)