God's Kingdom is His Ark

Matthew 24:37-39 KJV(37) But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.(38) For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,(39) And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

In Noah's day, the Lord looked upon man and his continually wicked actions and thoughts, which grieved Him and made Him sorry that He had made man (Genesis 6:5- 6). God then instructed Noal to build an Ark. Noah completed all God had asked Him to do. When God looked upon Noah and found Him righteous, He invited Him and all His family to enter the Ark (Genesis 7:1).

God told Noah of the imminent destruction of humanity, and Noah was obedient and entered the Ark as commanded.

God brought us a spiritual Ark called the Kingdom of God almost two thousand years ago and invited all to receive this Ark. With our cooperation, God must construct it within us, but its expression emanates from us and causes us to ride upon the coming flood of evil. God's Kingdom is our sanctuary from evil.

Many believe it is enough to know the builder of the Ark, but I believe we must also be obedient to the builder and receive the Ark. It is not enough to call Him Lord; we must obey His commands (Luke 6:46).

God invited Noah to enter the Ark because God found him righteous and obedient. We must also have the righteousness of God and be obedient to enter His Kingdom so as not to be destroyed in the coming flood of evil (Matthew 6:33).

When we seek identity as a Christian, Islam, Hindu, Budda, or any other religious entity, we exclude ourselves from God's family and deny our identity as a child of God. We have only one identity. God has never identified Himself with religion, nor should we, but He identifies with His children. Quit being ashamed of Him today and before the world; accept His identity as His child and citizen of the Kingdom of God.

Noah was six hundred years old and had built the world's only ship. He probably knew and was known by many people just as Jesus is today. Yet, none of them was found righteous nor obedient enough to enter the Ark with Him. Is that you? God said that today is as the day of Noah.