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GOD SAID…NOAH DID

INTRODUCTION:

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As parents or grandparent…we want our kids/grandkids to obey us.

But have you ever given your kids or grandkids a task to do & immediately they follow it up with this question - Why?

And you may have tried to explain why…but if your children are like mine, they can be persistent…and eventually your response turns into something like this - “Do it b/c I said so...”

2. Well, when it comes to God - He wants us to be obedient to Him - and He gives us instructions through His Word…and He leads us through the HS but if we’ll be honest, we can act just like our kids/grandkids when it comes to obeying God.

God can say to us, I want you to do this…and we say - Why?

Just like our kids/grandkids struggle with obeying us…we at times struggle with obeying God.

But in our passage this morning, I find a man by the name of Noah who didn’t have a problem obeying God.

In fact, twice in this passage it says Noah did all that God commanded him to do.

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So this morning, I want to look at Noah’s obedience & give you 4 Lessons about obedience.

But before we do that, I want to look at the text & give you some background so that you understand what Noah was facing as he obeyed God.

Gen. 6:Verse 9

Noah's character is seen in this verse.

Noah's character is seen in this verse.

He was righteous, meaning he had a right standing with God.

He was blameless - literally it means he is complete or blameless…In other words, he was man of integrity.

He walked with God.

This doesn't mean that Noah was perfect & we see that in how Noah responded after the flood.

Noah still needed God's grace & mercy…He still needed God's forgiveness.

However, Noah believed in God & followed God.

Verse 10

Noah was a father.

Noah was a father.

He had 3 sons - Shem, Ham, & Japheth.

Noah raised his family to follow God.

When God sent the flood, his family was on the ark with him.

Verse 11-12

This is the condition of the world when Noah lived.

The condition of the world when Noah lived.

The world was corrupt & filled with violence.

According to verse 5, the intents & thoughts of men's hearts was evil continually.

Humanity could only do evil…Wickedness & sin was on the rise & day after day it was getting worse.

Noah was a godly man living in an ungodly society.

-7:5

In these verses, we see God's plans for the ark, Noah's family, & the animals

God's plans for the ark, Noah's family, & the animals

God gives Noah detailed instructions about how to build the ark…and how to gather the animals…and how to gather food for them to live while on the ark during the flood.

Twice in these verses, it says "Noah did according to all that God had commanded him."

Noah was an obedient man.

He completed everything that God told him to do…He didn't leave anything undone.

He knew what the plan was & he followed it to the letter.

Lessons on Obedience

1 - To Obey God We Must Know What God Wants

We can't obey what we don't know…We can’t follow instructions that we don’t have.

So, how do we find out what God wants?

We do what Noah did - we walk with God.

When you walk with God…God will talk you with you just like He talked with Noah.

Noah heard from God…Verse 13 says, “God said to Noah”

tells us that Noah was warned by God of things to come.

But we also have His Word where He speaks to us.

NOTE: If you will get to know God…you will get to know His will.

If you will spend time with God & His Word…knowing what He wants will become easier.

2 - Obedience Isn't Always Easy

Noah was told to build a big boat in a place where there was no water and at a time when they had never seen rain before.

He probably looked foolish…and he probably sounded foolish preaching that God was going to send a flood.

But he kept building & working.

NOTE: What God asks us to do doesn't always make sense…Obeying God may not always look normal to others.

-Walls of Jericho

-Abraham leave your homeland

-Gideon & 300 men (Midianites)

-Peter walking on water

NOTE: God's ways are not our ways & His thoughts are not our thoughts…Obeying God might look foolish to others but I can promise you that it's always best to obey God.

It may not be easy…and people may scoff and ridicule…but obeying God is the best thing to do.

3 - Obedience Can't be Delayed

Noah was told to build an ark…and he started building the ark.

He could have put it off & procrastinated, but he didn't.

I don't see in the passage where he debated or discussed with it God.

The text says, he did according to all that God had commanded him.

Noah knew that God meant business…He took God at His Word & he obeyed immediately.

NOTE: Obedience can't be delayed.

When we know what we should do…we should do it.

We shouldn't put it off until tomorrow or until some other day.

Think about this - If Noah had delayed in building in the ark, he wouldn't have been prepared when the flood came.

If Noah had delayed in his obedience, it is possible that he would have perished just like the rest of the people of his day.

NOTE: Delayed obedience can be costly…In fact, delayed obedience is disobedience.

If God gives you an instruction or a command…you need to obey as quickly & promptly as you can.

Here's what some of you are thinking - Pastor, I want to make sure that it's God…I don't want to do something that isn't from Him.

I understand completely - but if you're walking with God as you should - you should know when it's God & when it's not.

But let me help you for a moment - if it contradicts His Word, it's not God…if it's going to hurt someone, it's not God.

Also, Satan isn't going to tell you to do something good for someone.

So, if you get a thought, idea, or a prompting to be a blessing to someone…it's probably God.

NOTE: If we will live our lives according to God's Word…we will have so much to obey that everything else will happen naturally.

4 - Obedience Must be Complete

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Noah was given detailed plans about how to build the ark.

Noah was given detailed plans about how to build the ark.

He was told how big the ark was to be…He was told how the animals were to be brought on the ark…He was told to gather food for himself & for the animals.

And twice it says Noah did all that God commanded.

It is implied from those two verses that Noah didn't leave anything undone…In other words, he did everything exactly as God told him to do it.

His obedience was complete & absolute…Everything was done according to God's plan & specifics.

Noah didn't cut corners & take any shortcuts…He obeyed completely.

He didn't obey some of what God said…and leave the rest out…He fully obeyed God.

NOTE: God wants total obedience from His people.

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1 JOhn 3:24

NOTE: We are to live according to the FULL AUTHORITY of God's Word.

NOTE: We are to live according to the FULL AUTHORITY of God's Word.

We can't pick & choose what we want to obey.

Also, we can't partially obey God's instructions & think that God will be pleased with it.

NOTE: Partial obedience is disobedience…To not fully obey is to disobey.

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