# 75 Build and Load: Simple One Word Commands

The Book of Genesis Day 75 Ge 6:13 And God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth. 14 "Make yourself an ark of gopherwood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch. 15 "And this is how you shall make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. 16 "You shall make a window for the ark, and you shall finish it to a cubit from above; and set the door of the ark in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third decks. 17 "And behold, I Myself am bringing floodwaters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die. 18 "But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall go into the ark-you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you. 19 "And of every living thing of all flesh you shall bring two of every sort into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female. 20 "Of the birds after their kind, of animals after their kind, and of every creeping thing of the earth after its kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive. 21 "And you shall take for yourself of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to yourself; and it shall be food for you and for them." 22 Thus Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so he did. This was a violent world! Even the animals (all flesh) were out of control, and God confides to Noah, that He has had it and will be making an end to all flesh and the earth! Both would be destroyed with the floodwaters. All flesh would die in this flood and the earth would be completely rearranged. In the meantime, God gives Noah some things to do. He gives him the instructions for building an ark which will be big enough to hold his family, the animals God chooses to save, and enough provisions to withstand the duration of the flood. This was a huge ship and given the tools available to him, it was a big undertaking for Noah, but he and his sons built it one plank at a time. Once built, he was told to bring along two of every living thing, a male and female, so the animals could repopulate the earth. This sounds like a tough task too, but if we read ahead, we see that he was not in charge of gathering the animals only opening the door. Ge 7:9 says, “ two by two they went into the ark to Noah, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.”So basically, Noah was given two tasks here: Build and load. That was all that was required of him. God had given him all the skills he needed to complete the task. Verse 22 puts it this way, “ Thus Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so he did.” Noah did. This is the way it is with the commands of God. They are far more simple than we make them out to be. Let me give you another quick example. When Peter walked on water, Jesus gave him a simple one word command, “Come.” Peter didn’t go through a long litany of things that could go wrong! He didn’t ask for a set of instructions on “how to walk on water,” No! He stepped out of the boat….he came! He exercised faith! That’s all it takes for you and I as well. Look for those simple one word commands in Scripture and in faith, do them! Love! Give! Trust! Forgive! And many more. Look for them! Float your boat of faith as you obey these simple commands of God! What is God simply telling you to do today? Break it down to a single word…..and do it! Reflect: Tell about something you have built Do you read and follow instructions or try to figure it out yourself? See how many one word commands of God you can come up with. Pray: Father, forgive us when we try to complicate or add to Your simple commands. Help us to be like Noah and DO them!