1. The environment of Noah’s ark couldn’t have been easy: more than a year in a confined space, full of animals and family members, where everyone had a lot of work to do. Certainly, during this time, many relationship problems arose. The ark represents where we are today: Christ and the church. Naturally, we will have moments of friction, but thank God, the water of the Word washes us. We are sanctified by the washing of the water by the Word (Gen. 7:11-16; 8:13-19; Eph. 5:25-27).
2. It is possible that Ham, Noah’s younger son, and his descendants disputed the name and position of Shem, their older brother, in order to make their own names famous in the Earth (Gen. 11:4). The origin of this dispute may have been Ham’s own dissatisfaction, perhaps resulting from difficulties in family relationships on the ark.
3. The more attentively we listen to the word and instill it within ourselves, the more it washes away all possible friction, enmity, and dissatisfaction in our hearts. If we have hurts, dissatisfaction, and resentments, let us allow the word to wash us! This way, we will increasingly become companions, loving one another and remaining united in the Lord’s struggle (Deuteronomy 6:6-9, 17; Philemon 2:1 4).
4. “The universe was created and exists so that Christ, the Son of God, might be the heir of all things (Heb. 1:1-2). Today, we as the church are to cooperate with God so that His will may be accomplished. This is why you and I exist! If your heart is not yet set on God’s will, the Spirit will warm, conquer, and restore it so that you will be committed to doing His will!” (Daily Food, Book 1, Week 4, Tuesday, p. 60).
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