In verse 1 it says, "Then God remembered Noah." When He remembered Noah, and his household and all the animals with him, I believe that it shows us the basis of our assurance of our salvation. It is that God remembers His people. And God remembers His promises, to fulfill them in the life of His people. Sometimes those who have believed in Christ, however, think that God has forgotten them, and so they come to lack assurance. But I want to show you from this passage, that He never does. God always remembers all of His elect people to do them good. He is faithful to give them tokens of assurance, when they think that perhaps He has forgotten them. So the question that I want to pose to you in this regard, is this: In what ways does God remember Noah so that Noah is convinced of God's faithful and loving care towards him as a believer? I would say to you that God remembered Noah and all of His elect people on the ark, by giving them 3 Lines of assurance, and by showing His love to them, in all of these ways. |
