In the wake of humanity’s defiance, Earth, once a beacon of God’s splendour, plunged into darkness and corruption. Just ten generations after Adam, the Creator pondered erasing His masterpiece. Yet in this expanse of misdeeds, a solitary figure stood out: “But Noah found favour in the eyes of the LORD” (Genesis 6:8). This favour came with a test of faith. Noah was tasked to build an ark to withstand a deluge, a concept unknown to the world. With unwavering faith, he obeyed, building as sceptical eyes watched. Then came the flood: torrents from above and below engulfed the earth. “Only Noah was left, and those with him in the ark” (Genesis 7:23). But the same water that judged the world also lifted the ark. What destroyed also delivered. As Peter later wrote, “In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, and this water symbolises baptism that now saves you also” (1 Peter 3:20–21). In this, water became both an instrument of death and a symbol of life. Noah was saved through water, a powerful foreshadowing of salvation, where death to self gives way to new life in God. When the waters receded, a renewed world awaited. God painted the sky with a rainbow. His promise of mercy and salvation for all who would enter his care. (Craig B) Open Bible – https://bit.ly/Gen6v5-8, https://bit.ly/Gen7v23, https://bit.ly/1Pe3v20-21
