WHAT KIND OF ARK ARE YOU BUILDING?

This world is rocking and reeling like a drunken sailor, but our God reigns!

2 Timothy 3:1-5 says, "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away."

Men, like Noah, we need build an ark to save our households. Hebrews 11:7 says, "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."

This is not a time to be living carelessly, or even prayerlessly. Matthew 24:37-39 says, "But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."

Men, we are building an ark for our family when we have daily Family Devotions. Every devotion with our family is hammering another nail in our ark. We are building an ark for our family when we read the Scriptures with them, pray with them, and worship with them.

We are building an ark for our family when we apply loving discipline to our children when they need it.

We are building an ark for our family every day as we stand up for wholesome godly standards, denouncing all compromise and tolerance of that which is evil.

We are building an ark for our children as we homeschool them, saving them from all sorts of false, humanistic teach and ungodly friendships.

We are building an ark for our family as we encourage our wives to full time mother our children. By this we save them from the dangerous oceans of daycare centers.

We are building an ark for our children as we relate, communicate, and shower our love upon them, especially when they need it most.

We are building an ark for our children as we work hard to provide well for them.

We are building an ark for our family by helping them make godly choices for themselves. Allowing our children, especially our daughters, to leave home to go to a secular college where they will be surrounded with all types of temptation is not building an ark for them. It is sending them out of the ark. There are many alternative ways for them to earn a college degree.

We are building an ark for our family by taking them regularly to a truth-advocating church.

We are building an ark for them by surrounding them with godly siblings and friends.

The greatest ark of all is a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Most of all, we must encourage our children to all be on His ark.

Be encouraged.

Colin Campbell