New perspective

Most people know the story of Noah's Ark, he built a boat and brought two of every kind of animal aboard. We think of it as a difficult task but not the HUGE undertaking that it was.

As I was reading a "open flap" book about Noah to A&B yesterday, I began to realize how much planning Noah had to do. In this book the pictures covered the entire page and the flaps introduced even more detail. There was a picture of bird houses lined up-one was for Robins, another for Cardinals and another for Fenches, then there were mice in the fruit bowl, a basket holding skunks, and a dark home for bats. There was a lily with a hummingbird eating nectar, one of Noah's sons had a bucket and was climbing a ladder to feed goats on the second level, there was a cage containing several species of butterflies. One picture shows a partition separating tigers from animals, it would typically enjoy for breakfast!

The illustrator put much thought into the pictures of this "children's" book, maybe he realized adults would be reading too. The pictures made me realize the magnitude of his project and how Noah could not have done it without God's planning. When I think of the ark, I think of typical animals (hippos, tigers, elephants, girafees, crocidiles, etc) not hundreds of birds, farm animals, iguanas, frogs, BUTTERFLIES, BEETLES, MOSQUITOS and all the zoo animals as well. I know there must have been tons of food but WOW, to think of all the needs like nectar for bees and hummingbirds? fish for penguins?, flies for spiders? desert plants for iguanas?....I could go on and on!

Noah had to trust God to help him obtain everything he needed. God equiped Noah with the knowledge, man power, skills, equipment and desire to see this project through.
For the Lord of hosts has planned, and who can frustrate it? And as for His stretched-out hand, who can turn it back? (Isaiah 14:26-27).

"I know that you can do all things; no plan of yours can be thwarted.
Job 42:1-3

In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will,
Ephesians 1:10-12