Stephen De La Vega

  Floodwaters subdued the earth for months. Before the Flood came, God gave Noah detailed instructions to build the ark. He told him when to board. He allowed his family to join him. He even closed the door. Then Noah waited… No water. The ark didn’t move. When would the water come? And how long would Noah and his family be on the ark? God didn’t tell them. He told them how long it would rain – for 40 days and 40 nights – but that’s all they knew. Seven days after God shut the door, floodwaters finally came. 40 days later the storm ended. They floated. How long would it be before they would see land? The highest mountain top was 23 feet below the surface.   What did they do while they waited? Care for the animals? Certainly. I think they also meditated on God’s words and prayed. And they must have worshiped, because that’s the first thing Noah did after deboarding the ark.   This post is Episode 4 of an 8-episode series about boarding and deboarding Noah’s Ark. If you’re

  Floodwaters came in two ways. They rose from the ground, creeping through every crack and crevice as water filled the earth; they also fell just like rain does, but they never let up. They fell from the sky continuously more than anyone might imagine. Floodwaters rose and fell for 40 days. When this phenomenon visited the earth, everybody and everything got wet and eventually fully submerged. Floodwaters didn't recede for 150 days.   Like the Fall threatens every sunflower (pictured above), no one found shelter. Nothing was spared.   This post is Episode 3 of an 8-episode series about boarding and deboarding Noah’s Ark. If you missed it, please read Episode 1: The Story ofOur Lives and Episode 2: A Desperate Situation . Otherwise, sit back and experience Episode 3.   Episode 3: Islands & Lifelines   Episode 2 was about the desperate situation of all humankind. There is nothing we can do to gain God’s approval. “All our righteous acts are like filthy rags” (Isa

Life went on as Noah built the ark. There was probably ridicule, a cold shoulder from time to time, and disbelief, but since the ark took 120 years to build, life for society and the entire world must have just continued as normal. That was thousands of years ago. We have our daily routines, too. Many of us go about our days with no regard for the end of life as we know it. Sometimes the hereafter doesn’t come to mind until someone we know passes. But whether we think about it or not, God’s plan is in motion and it includes each of us coming to terms with eternity. This post is Episode 2 of an 8-episode series about boarding and deboarding Noah’s Ark. If you missed it, please read Episode 1: The Story of Our Lives . Otherwise, sit back and experience Episode 2 . Episode 2: A Desperate Situation After God created Adam, He was pleased ( Genesis 1:26-31 ). He placed him in the Garden of Eden, created his wife, Eve, and regularly talked with them ( Genesis 2:15-23 ). He enjoyed their comp