worship or worry…

then noah came out of the ark and what a great day that must have been!

what would you have done? you’ve been on this ark for over a year with all these animals. you’ve got to start thinking through this time, “when i get off this ark, the first thing i'm going to do is…” what would it be? how would you celebrate?

noah teaches us the motivational power of worship. that’s the first thing he does when he gets off the ark. he’s been on this ark for over a year with all these animals and the first thing he does is he offers a sacrifice to GOD and he builds an altar.

when was the last time the first thing you wanted to do, was say thank you to GOD in a new situation? that’s what noah did. it’s a great pattern. if i want to have a motivated life, what we have to do is take the first opportunity in any new situation – a new job, a new place you’re moving, a new church that you’re involved in, a new baby you’re having – any new situation that comes into your life, the first thing you do is worship GOD. thank him for that situation.

here’s something interesting, we often in a new situation want to do the exact opposite of worship. what we want to do is worry about it – new parents, moving into a new house, new mortgage. it’s so easy to do that. but noah allowed GOD to work in his life in this situation. not, “where will all the animals go? how am i going to take care of them now? there’s not enough food for them. the vegetation hasn’t grown up enough. i'm not sure this is going to work.”

no, the first thing he does is worship. he builds an altar.

just a thought from the front porch…