FAITH CAPSULE: God’s word is what builds up man to inherit among the sanctified.
Genesis 6:9-27
Noah received a command to build against destruction when God commanded him to build an ark. Noah moved without doubt or question. Noah built an ark in the most unlikely area — he built an ark where it hardly rains in a period of a year. In his obedience, the word testified, “Thus Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so he did.” (Genesis 6:22) In the Old Testament time, Noah received the command to build against destruction that was eminent. Also in the New Testament a command to build came through the Apostle Paul. In Acts 20:32, “So now brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace which is able to build you up and give your inheritance among all those who are sanctified.” Believers are to be built up by the word of God against destruction just as Noah built for himself and his household an ark by the command of the word of God. The word of God’s command is what will build every believer who cares to hear and obey. Believers that want to be built up have to be constant and consistent in obeying the word of God. A failure to build or be built by the word of God’s command will cause any other building to fail. When Noah received the commanding word of God, he moved forward to build up based on the word and was able to stand against the flood of destruction. What are you doing with the word of His grace that is able to build you against any kind of destruction? Are you entering into the word of God by letting the word into your life? If you will allow the word to gain entrance in your life, it will give you your inheritance among those that are sanctified. The process of building or being built can be challenging and sometimes intimidating. It’s unimaginable the type of mockery that Noah endured when building an ark in a region where there’s hardly any rainfall. As a believer that has entered into the word of God, behaving the word of God will not have its way without mockery, intimidation or persecution by the world that does not know God. Regardless of any kind of mockery, intimidation or persecution, one should not be ashamed of the gospel. Apostle Paul, having been through all kinds of trials, knew what it would be involved when he declared in Romans 1:16, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.” The Word of God is God and His word is what builds up man to inherit among the sanctified.
Prayer for today:Ask for the grace to be fully committed to the word of God.