The ark floated 

Where were Noah and his family and the entire remnant of the animal kingdom? 

“For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and as the waters increased, they lifted the ark high above the earth. The waters rose and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water. They rose greatly on the earth, and all the high mountains under the entire heavens were covered. The waters rose and covered the mountains to a depth of more than fifteen cubits.” (Genesis 7:17-20)

The high mountains were covered. Above the high mountains of the earth was not only the flood water, but the ark and everyone in it.

In the ark, floating on the surface of the water, above the high mountains, that’s where Noah was.

This was a return to the moment before the creation when the Spirit hovered over the waters. 

But it speaks so much more.

The flood was not the enemy of Noah. Yes, it took courage and faith. But the flood lifted Noah and his family high above everything the world called secure and immovable, the mountains.

Let that thought fall on you. 

Whatever is your enemy now can be the servant of your life.

You know the feeling of rising waters. Today, you may wake to a flood of crises. Grief can overwhelm you. How will you survive?

The answer is the ark. The ark is the symbol of salvation that we know is found in Christ. That which threatens to destroy you is, in fact, what lifts you higher. 

Sometimes you can’t sail away; even if you knew where you wanted to go, you couldn’t get there because you are not able to steer yourself there. All you can do is float. 

There is a faith that builds a boat and a faith that endures when you are in unfamiliar territory. You may not avoid the flood, but you can float through that season.

Sometimes simply being in the ark is the best place to be. All around you is chaos, but your salvation is the calm within the storm. 

Float today, even though the winds buffet against you. You’re safe in the ark.