HE GOT UP!!! With all power in His hands!!
I pray that you all have had a blessed Resurrection Sunday and a beneficial time this Lent season. As my family and I rapped up our 40 day lent study, we all reflected on the greater impact this season has head. I have acknowledged lent since I was ten years old. That is how long I have been walking in salvation. Every year I was raised to fast for forty days; only have one meal, and refrain from watching television, newspapers, etc. I never made it the whole 40 days.
However, this year, had such a greater impact on me. I did not focus on the fasting. Instead I made a conscious choice to spend even more time in the word of God and in my quiet time to hear from the Lord. I spent more time studying supportive biblical references instead of magazines and popular news. I followed the principles of the lent study that myself, my husband, and our son decided to study as a family. I feel much more enriched than I ever felt. Good Friday was so much more than the ceremonial traditions that I had been grandfathered into. This time when Palm Sunday came upon us I was truly sorrowful in reflecting on what the day represented and on Resurrection Sunday I was truly elated that He rose!!! I experienced a more spiritual connection to the glory of God and the great sacrifice of Jesus.
My prayer is that everyone is steadily progressing in their spiritual walk and growing closer to God. I hope that this study of Noah's wife aided you during your time of consecration in this lent season. God is calling us to a higher place of praise in Him. We must answer the call.
This week we will review the lessons of Noah's wife. I pray that you will have time to go back and review some of the biblical principles we've covered in regards to studying Noah's wife.
Noah's Wife in Review
Lesson 1
Introducing Noah's Wife
Resource: Genesis 7:7
- The necessity of honoring God's divine order
- God, man, woman
- God, Jesus, Holy Spirit
The Perfect Match
Resource: Genesis 5:28-29, 32
- God knows and has our perfect match
- Fulfilling the Godly purpose of support as a woman
- Equally yoked for God's glory (2 Corinthians 6:14)
It is Better to Obey
Resource: Genesis 7:13, 16
- Obedience requires submission
- Submission requires surrendering
- Binding flesh and surrendering to God
God is Faithful
Resource: Genesis 8:15-18, 9:1-3
- Obedience pleases God
- Submission pleases God
- We were created to please (glorify) Him
Application
This week as you are resting and recovering from the many activities of Ash Wednesday, Lent season, Good Friday, Passover, Palm Sunday, and Resurrection Sunday, let's reflect on Noah's wife in our quiet. We have truly felt the blessings of this nameless woman in her obedience to God. There is so much to glean from her silent strength.
Next week we will continue the review of Noah's wife and then reconvene on May 7th.
Have a blessed week!
Be blessed,
T. Carter
References
All biblical verses were extracted from the New King James version of the Bible. YouVersion (2014)
DeMoss, Nancy Leigh & Kassian, Mary (2012). True Woman 101:Divine Design. Moody Publishers. Chicago, Illinois
James, Kevin (2014). No Longer a Prisoner to the Past. New Community Bible Fellowship. Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Mears, Henrietta (1999). What the Bible is All About. Regal Publishing House. Ventura, California
Nelson, Thomas (1997). Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the WHole Bible. Thomas Nelson Publishing. Nashville, Tenessee
Wolgemuth, Barbara & Wolgemuth, Robert (2013). Couples of the Bible Zondervan Publishing House. Grand Rapids, Michigan
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