DAILY, WEEKEND, AND HOLIDAY INTERNET EVANGELIZE TO THE WORLD MINISTRY

  January 4: Listen, Build, and Listen Again Genesis 6–7 ; Matthew 6–7:11; Ecclesiastes 2:1–11 More often than not, what we want is not what God wants. We desire wealth, notoriety, or influence. We can lose sight of the very God who created us in our ambition. In the story of Noah and the flood, we see the same dichotomy: the world wants one thing, and God desires another. The two aren’t congruent. In this case, selfishness has led to catastrophic levels of evil: “Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight, and the earth was filled with violence … all flesh had corrupted their way on earth” ( Gen 6:11–12 ). So God tells Noah that He is, though—He will end it all. But Noah and his family will be spared if they’re obedient to God’s will. Being faithful means getting an opportunity to witness the power of God. Noah listens; he builds the ark. And God honors His work by closing the door ( Gen 7:16 ). He’s there at the end, sealing the deal. When our ambitions aren’t guided by God’...