And the waters prevailed [mightily] upon the earth or land for 150 days (five months). And God [earnestly] remembered Noah and every living thing and all the animals that were with him in the ark; and God made a wind blow over the land, and the waters sank down and abated.
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And the waters receded from the land continually. At the end of 150 days the waters had diminished.
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And Noah went forth...
[after being in the ark one year and ten days].
Genesis 7:24-8:1, 3, 18 Amp
Noah... I came upon his story in the reading through this past week... and identify with him... floating... without control... not knowing... when he will get to go forth...
The flood came... as a result of God's resolve to clean up evil on the earth... start anew...
And what I see in these verses... is a problem taken care of... reined in... but the waiting... the abating... of what was required... took a long time... [a year and ten days... according to the Amplified]... before he and his family could freely live in it...
My hope... is that a problem... in the life of a loved one... has been resolved... the initial flooding... bringing grace... for a new start... but the signs are unclear... some things look the same... and still... I have no control...
Like Noah... I test the waters... sending out doves... none returning... no clear evidence of change... only floating... waiting... trusting His faithfulness...
Today... I'm Noah... trusting Him... to remember... to continue blowing... His Spirit... His Breath... over the waters... of the unknown... trusting the journey... to end on dry ground... and going forth...
This week's readings for The Journey...
Monday Genesis 13-14
Tuesday Genesis 15-16
Wednesday Genesis 17:1 - 18:21
Thursday Genesis 18:22 - 19:38
Friday Genesis 20:1 - 21:7
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