Thought #2…
2. God gave Noah extensive details about the method and Noah followed them exactly. (Gen. 6:9-22)
Noah didn’t go looking for other arks to get blueprints from. He got his blueprint straight from God. Many times we run around from conference to conference, reading books, looking at websites or visiting churches to try and get a blueprint (method) that someone else is using to accomplish their mission. But just because that is the blueprint (method) that God gave them to accomplish their mission doesn’t mean that their blueprint (method) or mission is the plan that God has for you.
Noah didn’t cut corners. He followed God’s design to a t. Christians sometimes have the reputation for not being excellent. They do things halfway and then ask God to bless it. We need to be excellent in our execution of God’s methods.
The ark was the first boat that we know of. God is a creator not an imitator. Why do we so many times become method imitators instead of method creators? Honestly it is so much easier to imitate than create. It usually boils down to a lack of patience and listening.
