Meditate On
So those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went
in as God had commanded him [Noah]; and the Lord shut him in.
Genesis 7:16
Shut
Into Safety By The Lord Himself
Noah and his sons didn’t shut themselves in the ark. It
was the Lord Himself who shut them in so that they would be protected from the
great flood.
“Pastor Prince, does it really matter who shut them in?”
My friend, when the Lord shuts you in, you have complete
and perfect security! When the Lord shuts a door, who can open it? No foe,
whether human, angelic or diabolical, no force of nature, can open the door
that the Lord Himself has shut. When the huge waves pounded repeatedly on the
door of the ark, it remained shut, and Noah and his family members were kept
safe and sound.
Moreover, when building the ark, God told Noah to “cover
it inside and outside with pitch” (Genesis 6:14). This was to make it
watertight. The Hebrew word for “cover” here is kaphar, which means “to make an
atonement.” The Hebrew word for “pitch” here is kopher, which means “ransom” or
“redemption price.” So right here you see the atoning sacrifice of Jesus, who
gave His life a ransom for all (Matthew 20:28). He is our true ark and we have
a watertight salvation in Him!
Today, we are shut in securely in Christ because we are
in Him (1 Corinthians 1:30). We are shut into safety. We are shut into
preservation. When the storms and floods come, when there is death, destruction
and danger all around, we can expect safety, provision and peace because the
Lord Himself has shut us in Him!
BLESSINGS
JOSEPH PRINCE
