# 77 Faith Without Works Is Dead

The Book of Genesis Day 77 Ge 6:22 Thus Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so he did. 7:1 Then the LORD said to Noah, "Come into the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are righteous before Me in this generation. Last time we cross referenced these verses to get a few more details about what was going on with Noah at the time leading up to the flood. Hebrews 11:7 helps fill in the blanks: “By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.” God warned Noah. Noah believed God, and he proved his belief in his construction of the ark! In so doing, he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. Okay, we know it is not within the power of Noah or any other human being to condemn the world. That’s God’s business. The condemnation comes because Noah built that ark, relying solely on the Word of God without actually seeing the flood. The very definition of faith is it “is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Heb 11:1) Noah “hoped” he and his family and the animals would be saved from this yet unseen deluge if he would but build the ark in accordance with God’s instructions. God’s Word was the substance of Noah’s faith, the ark was the evidence. It was his works in the ““faith without works is dead” equation found in James 2:17! Noah’s standard was the same standard for Abraham and also for us today. Believe God and it will be accounted to you as righteousness! Joh 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” The word “perish” in this famous passage speaks of the same warning given to the world in the days of Noah, and everlasting life is the same unseen promise of salvation for Noah through faith! None of us have tasted of heaven yet, it is as yet unseen for us, but we believe God’s warning about perishing found in John 3:16, and we believe His promise of sparing those who by faith believe and are baptized into His only Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus is our ark. He is our hope and salvation. Trust in Him, lest you perish in a flood of eternal fire. Noah and Abraham believed God and it was accounted to them for righteousness….we must do the same! Reflect: If you were on trial and being accused of being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you? Pray: Lord, grant me that kind of faith that simply clings to Your promises, knowing that it is that kind of faith that produces evidence in my life.