Workings of the Holy Spirit
In Noah’s time, “all flesh” had
become corrupted; and so God planned to destroy all flesh “with the earth”—in
this case a flood (Gen. 6:12-14 NKJV). However, Noah was a righteous man in all
his generations! He walked with God and was perfect; thus, he found grace in
God’s eyes. As a result, God made a provision to save Noah’s life—spirit, soul,
and body (Gen. 6:8, 9 NKJV).
If Noah had ignored the word that
was intended to save his life, would God later be obligated to save him? If
Noah had faith for God’s plan, but did nothing except believe, would God have
built the ark for Noah (James 2:17 NKJV)? God does not retract or delay his
plan for fools. And neither does his Son. Ready or not, even Jesus will refuse
to open a closed door for ill-prepared fools when the time comes (Matt.
25:11-13 NIV). Like Father, like Son.
Noah’s complete salvation
depended upon his efforts—during his lifetime—to bring about God’s provision.
Thus, he and his family were saved. Likewise, during our own end time “flood” of
earthquakes, famines, outbreaks, economic global collapses, etc., we are
required to work out our salvation (Gal. 5:24 NIV)—during our own lifetime—to
bring about God’s provision of a complete salvation—spirit, soul, and body—for
ourselves and our families.
Jesus made a complete salvation
possible (2 Tim. 1:10); and his Spirit leads the way (2 Cor. 3:18). All we have
to do is follow.
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Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW
INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible
Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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