Rainy Night In Alabama

It's a rainy night in Alabama. I know that's supposed to be "A Rainy Night In Georgia," but tonight it's Alabama. It has been raining for hours and we are under flash flood warnings. It seems that we get our rain in lumps. We have been in somewhat of a drought for sometime now--not a bad one, but just no a lot of rain.

When it rains like this I think about what it might have been like sitting in the Ark for Noah and his family. Can you imagine after so many years, hearing the first rain drops? Knowing that God's promise of a flood was really happening must have been a comfort to them. It was not so for those outside that boat however.

Knowing by faith that we will one day witness the ultimate promise kept by the Father makes the story of Noah even more fulfilling to us. Just think of all the time he preached without people listening and to see his faith become sight--how awesome that must have been for them.

Having confidence in God makes the ministry we do so much more fulfilling. We look forward to seeing our faith become sight one day. We are expecting that God will come through on His promise so much that we can face even the hard time with confidence.