"And the Lord said...And God remembered...And God blessed..." These are the three beginning phrases in Genesis 7, 8, and 9.
When the Lord speaks, we listen. When God remembers, we look up. When God blesses, we rejoice!
"And God blessed Noah."
God spared Noah's life: Blessing!
God spared Noah's wife's life: Blessing!
God spared Noah's sons's and their wives's lives: Blessing!
God spared all living things...on the ark: Blessing!
What more could Noah ask for: Nothing. Yet, God blessed Noah again! What did God bless Noah with? A renewed earth. A blank slate. A new beginning. New! New! New! Noah was blessed by God to replenish the renewed earth.
"If any man be in Christ he is a new creation..."
Has God spoken to you? Has God remembered you? Has God renewed you? Has God blessed you?
~dkg