Genesis 8:1-2 NKJV
Then God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided. The fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were also stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained.
Genesis 9:1 NKJV
So God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them: “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.”
Storms are unpleasant but sometimes they are necessary. The storm Noah and his sons experienced was necessary to cleanse the earth of all the filth and wickedness that permeated it due to the rebellion of mankind. There is another storm coming that will bring a cleansing. Just as Noah and his family experienced God’s blessing and enjoyed a new start, those who remain committed to God in our time will be blessed and enjoy a brand new beginning after this storm that has begun. It will be more glorious than what Noah experienced.
Just like God directed Noah to build a physical ark to keep his family safe during the natural storm, God has built a spiritual ark to keep us safe until the spiritual storm passes over. Noah could see the physical ark windows and doors and stay inside. We see the natural signs around us that are result of this current storm but we cannot see with our natural eyes the spiritual ark windows and doors. We must walk by faith and not by sight. So let us guard our hearts and minds and stay in the “Ark” so we will see the goodness of the Lord AFTER THE STORM.