I'm not talking about a physical flood, although some may know what that is like (and we are quite familiar with flooding here in Haiti lately!)...
But... the kind of flooding I am talking about is the flooding that happens because of pain and suffering in this world; the struggle that comes to all of us because of sin and brokenness in the world.
Today's advent devotional was a reminder that God's heart breaks over our broken, fallen world. When things got so bad, beyond repair, God had to do the most heart-wrenching thing...
He brought a flood to destroy the Earth.
But He provided a way out of the flood through an ark.
And He has provided a way out of our floods too...
Through His Son, Jesus.
"So when those floods of bad things happen, if you lean toward Jesus- if you incline toward Jesus, if you rest in Jesus- you get the Gift of Jesus, like an ark of love, holding you, carrying you, raising you gently up through any flood of sadness that fills the world."1
The Christmas season reminds us of the amazing gift of love that God has shown us through sending Jesus... it reminds us that we don't have to endure these floods alone.
We have a God who is always here, and ready to carry us through our difficulties...
He has even given us a constant reminder that His promises truly never fail...
He is faithful through the storm!
As others struggle through the floods and storms of life, we can encourage them to rest in and rely on Him too. I can think of no better time, no better season, to share the gift of Christ with others!
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