In Genesis chapters six through nine, God asked Noah to build an Ark of safety for all those who would respond to his warning, including the animals. The problem was that the ark was to protect humanity from rain. Rain, as we understand it, had never been seen or felt before. God calls us to do what has never been done before in our generations, but we must rely on Holy Spirit. Our design specificity is locked in our DNA. Often the humanity glimpses his eternal value and tries to know what only the power and person of the Holy Spirit can reveal. To impact our world, we must stand in our uniqueness and live according to His guidance.
II Timothy 2:1 admonishes us that in the last days, terrible times will come. “For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without [the] love of good, traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power (II Timothy 2:1-3).” We need the power of the Holy Spirit to change lives beginning with our hearts. Through His voice, His gifts, His guidance, and His strength, we impact the world. Daily, we see the hurt and pain in the lives of those around us. Sometimes it is hidden behind a human persona of perfection, while it is gruesome in its manifestation at other times. However, as we read the list in II Timothy 2:1, it becomes apparent that the love of humanity waxes cold (Matthew 24:12) and speaks of a waning love. We see this on social media and in our own lives as we pursue purpose.
“By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith (Hebrews 11:7 KJV).” The Bible teaches us that as it was in the days of Noah, so will be the last days. What was going on during the days of Noah? During the time of Noah, demonic influences filled the earth. Our world, including the United States, is becoming increasingly wicked and open to cultism and occultism. Removed are our values and moral compasses to accommodate lascivious lifestyles lacking Biblical boundaries. Yet, we are called to this generation to impact the kingdom of darkness with the Kingdom of Light.
How do we do it? By using our time, talent, and treasure, we can build the Kingdom based on the leading of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit was given to us as a governor or instructor as promised by Jesus in John 14 verses 16 through 18. The Holy Spirit came to provide us with the power to be witnesses in our sphere of influence.
What were you created to do? Colossians 3:23 tells us to do everything as if we are doing it for the Lord. We are his representatives. The world is looking to see Jesus, and born-again believers are his representatives. Through the divine enablement Holy Spirit, we demonstrate His power and build an ark of safety for our loved ones and those looking to spend now through eternity in the protection of His presence.