Fresh Bread September 5: Urgency!

When everything was ready, the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the boat with all your family…” Then the LORD closed the door behind them. God wiped out every living thing on the earth…All were destroyed. The only people who survived were Noah and those with him in the boat. (Genesis 7:1,16, 23; NLT)

By faith, Noah built a ship in the middle of dry land. He was warned about something he couldn’t see, and acted on what he was told. The result? His family was saved. (Hebrews 11:7; The Message Bible)

During my vacation, I wanted to do something that would make no demands on my mind. So, I decided to watch a comedy (DVD) called “Evan Almighty”, staring Steve Carell as Noah. The movie was Biblically inaccurate in that upon seeing the approaching flood waters, many people were able to save themselves by getting onboard the ark. Yet, the Scriptures clearly state that only eight (8) people survived.

For 100 years, Noah warned the people of the approaching flood but they seemed to have no sense of urgency. By the time they realized what was happening, their window (or in this case a door) of opportunity had closed. We have entered a season in which I believe God-given opportunities and opportunities of a lifetime, are going to be afforded to many people. Yet this is the problem: Will there be a sense of urgency to seize them!

The word “urgent” means: important, pressing, serious, requiring immediate attention. On that day, many people lost their lives because they did not sense that their opportunity to board the ark was important enough to require immediate attention.

PRAYER: Holy Spirit, in this season of New Beginnings, please provide us with YOUR sense of urgency so that we do not miss our God-given opportunities and thus lose the purpose for our existence here on earth. Amen.