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Listen to Big Picture to get the quick context for this week’s reading, Genesis 12-17; Abraham 1-2!
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One spring day, I was on a hike in the beautiful Colorado mountains with some friends. As often happens in the spring there, a rainstorm suddenly started booming thunder and cracks of lightning that seemed to be striking really, really close by. Honestly, it was scary.
One of the teenagers in our group was very obviously upset– standing by himself in the middle of what I realized was a panic attack. I quickly went over to this teen, wrapped my arms around him and bore my testimony to him, “God knows exactly where you are. He knows where each lightning bolt is striking. He can keep you safe.” After we did some deep breathing together he calmed down and we made it safely back down the mountain.
I imagine Noah might have felt like my teenage friend: afraid and alone. But in Genesis 8:1 it says, “And God remembered Noah, and every living thing . . . “
Noah was in the middle of a storm– the likes of which the world had never seen before and would never see again. But even in the midst of it, God remembered him.
Like Noah, we can remember that no matter how small or insignificant we may feel in the face of all the big things happening in the world, we are never– not for one second– forgotten by God.
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I often cringe when I think about some of the things I did as a teenager just to be “funny”, that were not totally aligned with my values at the time. What can Noah teach us about this?
When I look back on my high school years, I cringe a bit when I reflect on some of the things that I did. I had a super strong testimony and was active in church. But I also realize that maybe I shouldn't have participated in that prank, or wonder why I felt I was justified in being rude to someone. I'm not saying I was a bad kid, but I can totally see now that there was a disconnect in my integrity-- my actions did not always line up with my beliefs. When I read about Noah, he is spoken of so highly in the scriptures: "Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations'". Perfect?! Well, I'm a big fan of footnotes, and when I looked at the footnote attached to "perfect", I noticed the Hebrew meaning could also translate to, "complete, whole, having integrity". Now THAT makes sense to me. Noah must have been a man of great integrity. When he said that he loved God, his actions aligned with making God a priority in his life. He was consistent in every area of his life. This is what makes Noah such a great example and disciple of God.
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We asked YOU, our listeners, what questions you want answers to; and loved all of your responses!
Tune in to today's Bonus Episode to find out which 4 questions we discuss and answer! **We hope to do more of these Q/A sessions in the future!
The book mentioned later on in this episode is, 'Raising Up a Family to the Lord' by Gene R. Cook and can be found at Deseret Book!
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Have you ever felt sorry for the people who lived during Noah’s time?
Have you ever wondered if they might have repented if Noah had preached just one more time?
I have!
But Genesis 6:3 gives us a timeline of just how long Noah’s peers were given to repent before the flood came. It says, “And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man. . . yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.”
Did you catch that?
Noah didn’t just preach for a couple of weeks or months. No, he preached for years– decades– to people who simply would NOT listen.
Talk about a frustrating calling!
Now it’s easy to look back and shake our heads at the people of Noah’s day. How could they be so stubborn?
But let’s consider this: how many times have our prophets warned us to study our scriptures, to learn to recognize the Spirit, to strengthen our homes, or to pray more? And have we really listened and obeyed yet?
The fact is, we are being warned just like the people of Noah’s day were!
While there won’t be a physical flood we are definitely facing a deluge of sin and temptation unlike the world has ever known. So it’s up to us to listen to the prophet so we can be ready for the downpours of temptation that surround us!
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Have you ever had the best of intentions to serve someone, and then everything got in your way and it couldn’t happen? Let me tell you what I’ve learned from Noah’s time.
The people around at Noah's time were not good. And it wasn't just because of their actions. We learn that "every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually." So they did bad things, but they also had evil intentions! This is sometimes great to remember, like when I have every intention to do something good, but the messiness of life or just plain forgetfulness seem to block me from doing it. You get credit for having good intentions! But on the opposite end, God also knows when we do things with bad intentions. He knows if that rude comment was said ignorantly or purposefully. He knows if we decided to skip something important because it was too much for us, or if we wanted to get out of it. Our actions matter! But the only thing that only God knows are the intentions behind our actions, for better or for worse.
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Methuselah had it all! His father, Enoch, was a prophet. He got to live with his dad in the amazing city of Enoch where everyone was “of one heart and one mind.” It must have felt like the best day ever on repeat!
So imagine how Methuselah must have felt when he found out that the entire City of Enoch was going to be translated (hooray, how cool would that be?!) . . . except, as Moses 8:2 says, “. . . Methuselah, the son of Enoch, was not taken.” Methuselah was the one person who had to stay behind.
It turns out SOMEONE had to stay on the earth to continue the righteous priesthood line that Noah would come from. What do you think that would feel like? All of your friends, family, and righteous church leaders gone in a moment– and you are left completely alone. Personally I would be beyond disappointed! I might even be envious, frustrated, angry, and sulky!
But the amazing thing is that nowhere in the scriptural record do we ever read that Methuselah complained. As far as we can tell, he accepted what happened and just kept moving forward. What a powerful example that we can keep happily moving on even if we feel alone or like we’re missing out.
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Listen to Big Picture Monday to get the quick context for this week’s reading, Genesis 6-11; Moses 8!
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If you’ve ever wondered how Satan feels about you, today is your day to find out.
We’re seeing a HUGE contrast between God’s feelings for us and Satan’s.
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Ready for the best play-on-words I think we get in the Old Testament? Let’s talk about floods!
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