Noah’s Faith and Ours

Noah was saved through his faith; will your faith save you?

Recently, Brother Brian Giselbach conducted our gospel meeting on “Foundations of Faith.” His last lesson was centered on helping us when our faith becomes weak. One person that came to my mind who had his faith often challenged was Noah. Just imagine how Noah was mocked, ridiculed, and ignored while building the ark God instructed him to make. Imagine the possible doubts. Would it really rain? What indeed was rain? Did God know what He was talking about?

“By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith (Hebrews 11:7).” Noah knew it was going to rain based on God’s warning, and did what God told him. Because he found grace in the eyes of God (Genesis 6:8), Noah showed he was willing to listen and obey Him. When the rains came down, the ark went up! Noah and his family were saved by water and the unrepentent and sinful world was lost.

Today, God warns us of things not yet seen. The Bible, God’s Word, tells us what will happen to those that obey Him; it also tells us what will happen to those that do not obey Him.

We, too, must be moved with godly fear. We cannot come to God without faith (Hebrews 11:6), and that faith must work (James 2:17,20). Noah was saved in water, and today the waters of baptism help us be saved from our sins through the blood of Christ. Jesus said, “He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned (Mark 16:16).” Baptism is for the remission of sins (Acts 22:16).

Noah was saved through his faith; will your faith save you? Will you act in faith and accept the salvation offered in Christ?

Salvation:  Hear - Believe - Repent - Confess - Be Baptized - Live Faithfully