Devotional Gems by Jolene
Created for Bible Study for Kids
GOD'S COVENANT WITH NOAH
Covenant with Noah
Genesis 6:13-9:16
By J.D. Griffith
Ever hear the phrase, “There’s no such thing as a free lunch”? That
means that if someone buys you lunch, there’s always a catch.
People don’t do something for you without expecting something in return.
Sometimes ‘free lunches’ cost people more than they’re worth. The
sacrifice it too steep for us to agree to. Free lunches can be anything.
If a school mate suddenly warms up to you, clearly wanting to be your
new best friend, chances are he wants something.
The thing about covenants in the Bible are that God wants something from
us, too. A covenant can be seen as a deal, a contract, or a pact. When
God gives us a promise, there will be problems
that pop up in association with that promise. Before claiming His
promise, we’ll have to work through the problems that arise. His
provision, or gifts in realizing the promise, are always better
than we expect.
Promise, Problems, Provision. They go hand in hand in hand.
The covenants God makes with His children in the Bible are everlasting.
Before God destroyed the earth with floods, He gave Noah a
promise that he and his family would be safe. Then Noah had to
build the ark. People laughed at Noah. Housing two of every animal for
months cooped up in the ark was another problem. After
forty days of rain, it took close to another month until the water had
dried up enough for Noah to open the doors. God fulfilled His promise
with the provision that his family was to repopulate
the earth. Then God gave Noah another provision. A
rainbow would show us that God would never destroy the earth with water
again.
Take Home Nugget
Sometimes we’re tempted to refuse a promise when seeing what it will
take to accept it. But as we saw, when God promises us something, He
will move heaven and earth to lead us through it. The problems can seem
insurmountable to us. But our Father God will guide us through them all.
What a teammate God is!
God’s promises to us are so enticing;
He knows what rings our bell.
As He leads us through the problems,
Awesome stories we will tell.
