Read: Genesis 6:13-22

The people in Noah’s days were living a completely evil life. They didn’t love the Lord. They chose to ignore the commands of the Lord and to do their own things, living very wicked lives.

Holy God saw all this wickedness on earth, and he couldn’t just ignore it. God can’t just see all the evil and do nothing about it. God is a just God and he hates all evil. So, God was going to put an end to all the wickedness.

God chose Noah and told him the plan that he had. Noah walked with God. This doesn’t mean that Noah never sinned, but it means that he loved the Lord, and he trusted the Lord. He had a close relationship with the Lord and all the people around him would have been able to see this.

God tells Noah that he is going to destroy all the people of the earth. This Bible story isn’t really about Noah, but it is about God and his plan of salvation. God is going to make a way to save Noah. Noah and his family are not going to be destroyed with the rest of the wicked people, but they are going to be saved. God makes a covenant with Noah. God wants to keep some people to have a relationship with. So, God promises Noah that he will be saved. Noah needs to trust the Lord and obey him by building the ark.

Also today there is much wickedness in the world. Many people around us hate God and don’t want to obey and trust him. And God is going to destroy this evil as well. God is not going to let the wickedness continue forever. He is going to get rid of it all. But we will not need to be destroyed with the rest of the world. God has made a way of salvation for us as well. That way is to believe and trust in Jesus Christ. We will be saved because of the work of Christ on the cross.

Reflection with your child:

Why did God save Noah from the flood?

Source: Sermon by Rev. J. deGelder