Man is wicked, God is grieved, and mans time is limited. In all the world, Noah alone is righteous and finds favor with God. Because of God's justice, Noah will not face the same judgment as the rest of the world. God commands Noah to build an ark in order to preserve his life, the lives of his family, and the lives of the animals. Noah will be saved because of his righteous lifestyle, and because of the favor he has found with God he is going to be allowed to save other lives as well.
God gives Noah specific instructions as to how to build the ark. The dimensions are specific, the decks are specific, the building materials are specified. God gives instructions on who is to be on the ark, how the animals are to be gathered. God gives instructions for food and promises to establish His covenant. Salvation is granted to Noah, but he isn't left to figure it out, God specifies exactly what Noah is to do.
God does not leave us to figure out how to be saved, He specifies exactly what to do. Let us live righteously before God and follow His instructions for salvation.
Fight the lion, 1 Peter 5.1-11
TO GOD ALONE BE THE GLORY!
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