There was a time in history long, long ago
When Earth’s evil stench wafted up to the Throne
God heard the outcry— checked it all out
And He wished He hadn’t created His “own”.
His “own children” (that is), made in His image
Had lost all their morals, consciences burned
Sold themselves out to debauchery and evil
All of the good in them had been evilly turned!
Turned away from God, turned away from good
Turned away from all-natural, God-given desire
No longer seeking a life full of blessings
But giving in to the lures of strange fire
Father God assessed the dire situation
And made a decision that was most severe
He would destroy the whole world with a flood
But He would save the ones who would “hear”
In the midst of the mess, He found Noah
A man who was righteous and true
God said, “I’ll save you and your family,
But there is something I need you to do.
I commission to you and your sons a project—
A gigantic, most unusual boat
Large enough to hold a mountain of things
But I promise you, this boat will float.
He called it the “Ark” and He gave them the plans
To build this monstrosity that would save them all
And as they worked, and were mocked and scorned
They would continually put out the urgent call!
“Come work with us, repent of your sin
And when this Ark is finished, you can go in
God Almighty has had more than enough
He’ll no longer put up with abominable stuff
You’ve perverted everything that was good
Repent right now, you really should
You can refuse and go on with your life
Full of violence, chaos, and strife
Consider the end of the life you chose
‘Cause one day soon the door will close
And when it does, the mercy ends
It will be too late for you, my friends!”
But the people went on with their busy lives
“Crazy” Noah was the talk of the town
Nothing changed in the lives they lived
They laughed and put Noah down.
But as they partied and as they mocked
The Ark was getting completed
Noah and his sons worked very, very hard
They would not be deterred or defeated!
And then one day, all of the animals came
From every clime and each direction
God included saving them in His plan
His plan, though harsh, was perfection.
Still, in spite of this miraculous moving zoo
Entering the Ark- seven by seven, and two by two
Hearts were not touched, minds did not change
Men were not willing their lives to rearrange.
So one bright morning, that dawned like any other
God spoke to Noah, “Now your family must go in!”
They took one last look at the earth, and obeyed
God shut the door, on them, shutting out sin!
The waters of the deep rumbled and roared
Water heaving up, as if in pain
And from the sky, a never seen wonder
A tremendous outpouring of rain!
For forty days, the rain came down
But in God’s time, dry land appeared
Noah’s family embarked on a fresh, clean Earth
All of the ugliness had been cleared.
Well, I wrote all that, just to simply say this:
The days of Noah are here again, my friend
There is a stench going up to God’s nostrils
And we’re getting ever closer to our end.
This time we don’t have to build an Ark
Because our Salvation’s been procured
If we by faith and true repentance come to Jesus
Our safety in Him is assured!
His Door has been opened, the call has gone out
To repent and turn from our wicked ways
We don’t know the day and we don’t know the hour
Of that last call from the Ancient of Days!
That call when He says once again “ It is finished!”
The door to Jesus will really be closed
No second chances, no changing your mind
Much more final than some had supposed.
Mercy has ended, judgment has come
Earth’s time has been completed
Will you be safe in the Ark of Jesus
Or thrown into the pit, defeated?
And where does the Ark of Jesus land?
When He opens the door, where will we be?
In a most wondrous place called Heaven
By the shore of the crystal sea!!
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