Gen. 8:1
God is perfect. He couldn't forget Noah in the way we can.
So, when we read that He remarked ed Noah, it means God once again was
going to put into effect things which would work towards using Noah for
His perfect plan for mankind.
Often we may feel forgotten, as if God has forgotten us,
but He hasn't really. It only seems like it to our worldly eyes. We see
things without the eye for eternity that God has, though if we pray we
can in His will catch a vision for what He wants to do. It is such a
vision that leads people to feel called to missions, for instance.
But, if there is a time you have prayed and God is not
leading you, don't worry, simply do as the Bible says in such instances
and be still and know that He is God. He is working a perfect plan and
as long as you remain faithful you can be part of it. Maybe not the most
well known part, but notice God not only remembered Noah, He
remembered every living thing that was on the ark. Each of those living
creatures had an important role to play as the world began anew.
God sent a wind, too, once the heavy water pressure had
done its job. All living creatures having perished, there were 110 days
between the end of the rain/springs of water and this wind. Before the
waters began to go down, the earth faced an incredible set of
catastrophic movements. God.tells us the old world perished, and it did.
Facing such pressure and movement, nothing survived from that world
filled with sin.
God always gives us new beginnings, too. His mercies are
new every morning. He doesn't want us to leave to live as old selves,
hence He promises if anyone is in Christ he is a new creature old things
are passed away behold all things are become new. This promise is for
each believer, just as each believer receives the Holy Spirit instantly
upon calling on Jesus to forgive them. This wind, then, could be said to
be a type of the Holy Spirit, signifying the start of something new,
just as each person who receives the Spirit is born again.
This is a great part of Scripture, seeing how God shows
pictures of Himself and how He loves each of us and works in our hearts
and lives.
Of course, Scripture should be taken literally as well with
historical details like this. The wind was a great help in Noah's
situation because God needed to direct the ark to a place where the ship
could eventually land. God has a plan for each of us, and He will
direct our lives to the point where, when we choose to let him, that
plan can be fulfilled.
