Shut In – Day 30: The Walls

Has anyone else been thinking of Noah this week? A friend of mine just gave her new baby that name a couple days ago!

But it has been a long month for the most famous Noah on the ark by now… 30 days since we first took note that God “shut him in.”

And the waters prevailed so mightily on the earth that all the high mountains under the whole heaven were covered. – Genesis 7:19

After our last visit to Noah got so long, this one will be very short.

It is still raining.

Imagine how moist and smelly the ark must be by now – just from all the humidity in the air. Have you ever smelled wet wool with its heavy, greasy pungency? And that would be the pleasantest smell to me among all the animals.

Now imagine the complete lack of sunshine for 30 days. The constant noise. The intense labor. And the ongoing grief for the past and unknowns for the future.

Does it feel like the walls are closing in?

And yet, the walls that shut him in are also the visible sign of God’s provision and protection… a reminder of the covenant God made with Noah in Genesis 6:18.

What feels like it is shutting you in today?

How may God be using that very thing to show you more of His goodness today?

Photo: sunrise through frosty window yesterday

Previous posts in this series:
Part I: The Lord Shut Him In
Part II: Day 10
Part III: Day 20

Next Post:
Part V: Day 40: What God Says... He Does